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DRIV
FRONT CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS AND
DIFFERENTIAL GEAR
●Install the dust boots.
●Install the dust boot bands.
N
OTE:
●The new boot bands may differ from the
original ones.
●The dust boots should be fastened with the
dust boot bands 3 at the grooves in the joint
shaft.
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3.Check:
●Free play (thrust movement)
Excessive play → Replace the joint
assembly.
ASSEMBLING THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR
1.Measure:
●Gear lash
Refer to “MEASURING AND ADJUSTING
THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR LASH”.
2.Install:
●Gear motor
3.Check:
●Differential gear operation
Unsmooth operation → Replace the
differential gear assembly.
Insert the double off-set joint into the
differential gear, and turn the gear back and
forth.