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Adjustments to be completed after renewing individual components
Adjustments to be completed after renewing individual components
If repairs have been carried out to the gearbox, it is necessary to adjust input gear, the pinion shaft with output gear or differential cage only if components having a direct effect on the adjustment of the final drive have been renewed. To prevent unnecessary adjustments, refer to the following table:
   
  To be adjusted: 
Components being renewed:Differential housing with riveted gear wheel
→ Chapter		Adjusting input gear → Note


→ Chapter		Adjusting pinion shaft with output gear → Note

→ Chapter
Gearbox housingXXX
Input gear → Note XX
Tapered roller bearing for input gear X 
Output gear → Note XX
Pinion shaft  X
Pinion shaft tapered roller bearing  X
Differential cage with gearX  
Tapered roller bearing for differential, bearing body or shimX  
Support ring, parking lock gear or bearing cover  X

1)  Always renew input gear and output gear together
   

Adjusting pinion shaft > < Overview of adjustments