Yamaha 5TE-F8197-10, LIT-11616-16-02 service manual Final gear lash adjustment

REAR AXLE/FINAL DRIVE GEAR AND DRIVE SHAFT

DRIV

Final gear lash adjustment

1.Remove:

●Bearing housing 1

●Ring gear shim(s) 2

●Ring gear 3

●Thrust washer 4

2.Adjust:

●Gear lash

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Adjustment steps:

●Select suitable shim(s) and thrust washer(s) using the following chart.

Too little gear lash	Reduce shim
	thickness.
Too large gear lash	Increase shim
	thickness.

●If increased by more than 0.2 mm (0.008 in): Reduce the thrust washer thickness by

0.2mm (0.008 in) for every 0.2 mm (0.008 in) of ring gear shim increase.

●If reduced by more than 0.2 mm (0.008 in): Increase the thrust washer thickness by

0.2mm (0.008 in) for every 0.2 mm (0.008 in) that the ring gear shim is decrease.

Ring gear shim

Thickness (mm)

0.25 0.30 0.35

0.40 0.45 0.50

Thrust washer

Thickness (mm)

1.0	1.1	1.2
1.3	1.35	1.4
1.45	1.5	1.55
1.6	1.7	1.8
1.9	2.0	2.1

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