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DIFFERENTIAL

M-37prose procedure
Continued from M-36

Adjustment of pinion height (continued)

  1. 2
    Install the bearing outer race (rear bearing) with the SST.
    Illustration showing SST 49 G030 797 with SST 49 F027 005 being used to install the bearing outer race (rear bearing) into the differential carrier.
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  2. 3
    Adjust the drive pinion height as follows with the SST.
    Illustration showing the drive-pinion-height adjustment SST kit laid out: SST 49 0727 570, SST 49 8531 565, SST 49 H027 001, SST 49 8531 567, and SST 49 0660 555.
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  3. 4
    Install the spacer and bearing inner race (rear bearing) onto the SST.
    Use the spacer that was removed.
    Illustration showing the spacer and bearing inner race (rear bearing) being installed onto SST 49 8531 565 by hand.
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  4. 5
    Assemble the spacer, bearing inner race (rear bearing), and SST. Secure the SST with the O-ring. Install this assembly in the carrier. Install the bearing inner race (front bearing), the SST, companion flange, washer, and nut.
    Use the same spacer and nut removed during disassembly.
    Cross-sectional illustration of the differential carrier showing the assembled SST stack: SST 49 H027 001 and 49 8531 565 above the SPACER, the REAR BEARING, the O-RING, and the FRONT BEARING with SST 49 8531 567 on the drive pinion.
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  5. 6
    Tighten the nut just enough so that the companion flange can still be turned by hand.
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