Topaz V6-182 3.0L (1992)
Speedometer Drive Gear Replacement
4. Remove speedometer drive gear. Speedometer drive gear is plastic and is not pressed onto differential case.
5. Remove differential side gears by rotating gears toward case window.
6. Remove pinion shaft retaining pin using a 5/32 inch punch.
NOTE: Ensure speedometer gear has been removed before removing pin.
7. Remove pinion shaft, pinion gears, and thrust washers.
8. Inspect final drive gear for damage and wear. If gear is to be replaced, remove rivets by drilling through rivet head with 5/16 inch drill, then
chiseling off head and punching rivet out of gear using punch.
ASSEMBLE
1. Lubricate all thrust washers and thrust surfaces on gears and case with transaxle fluid.
Final Drive Gear To Differential Case Installation
2. If final drive gear was removed, press new gear onto differential case, then install gear attaching bolts.
3. Install pinion shaft, pinion gears, and thrust washers.
4. Install pinion shaft retaining pin, then the differential side gears and thrust washers.
5. Install speedometer gear.
NOTE: Speedometer drive gear is plastic and is not pressed onto differential case. Ensure chamfer on drive gear inside diameter faces differential
case.
6. Install differential bearings using differential bearing cone installer tool No. T83P-4220-CH, or equivalent.
CAUTION: Differential side gears must be aligned, and alignment maintained while installing differential assembly into transaxle case. Incorrect
alignment of side gears will prevent installation of halfshafts through side gears.