TL L5-2451cc 2.5L SOHC MFI (1997)
Pinion Gear: Adjustments
HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
NOTE: If the drive pinion and ring gear are replaced (always as a set), the height has to be adjusted.
Select the proper 40 mm thrust shim as follows:
The last one of the numbers (see illustration) on each drive pinion is the plus (+) or minus (-) tolerance in thousandths of a millimeter. So, a drive
pinion with +20 is 0.02 mm larger and a drive pinion with -20 is 0.02 mm smaller.
1. If the number on the old drive pinion is a plus (+), add it to the old shim thickness. If it is a minus (-), subtract it from the old shim thickness.
2. If the number on the new drive pinion is a plus (+), subtract it from the number you got in step 1. If it is a minus (-), add it to the step 1 number.
3. Select the shim that is closest (but not more than) the final number you got from steps 1 and 2.
Example 1:
Old shim: 1.30 mm thickness
Old pinion: +20 (0.02 mm)
New pinion: -20 (-0.02 mm)
1.30 + 0.02 + 0.02 = 1.34
Select the 1.33 mm (0.0524 in) new shim
Example 2:
Old shim: 1.30 mm thickness
Old pinion: +20 (0.02 mm)
New pinion: +40 (0.04 mm)
1.30 + 0.02 - 0.04 = 1.8
Select the 1.27 mm (0.0500 in) new shim
