Inspection After Disassembly

DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY


AWD : Inspection After Disassembly


DRIVE GEAR AND DRIVE PINION
- Clean up the disassembled parts.
- If the gear teeth never mesh or line-up correctly, determine the cause and adjust or replace as necessary.
- If the gears are worn, cracked, damaged, pitted or chipped (by friction) noticeably, replace with new drive gear and drive pinion as a set.

BEARING
- Clean up the disassembled parts.
- If any chipped (by friction), pitted, worn, rusted or scratched marks, or unusual noise from the bearing is observed, replace as a bearing assembly (as a new set).

SIDE GEAR AND PINION MATE GEAR
- Clean up the disassembled parts.
- If any cracks or damage on the surface of the tooth is found, replace.
- If any worn or chipped mark on the contact sides of the thrust washer is found, replace.

SIDE GEAR THRUST WASHER AND PINION MATE THRUST WASHER
- Clean up the disassembled parts.
- If it is chipped (by friction), damaged, or unusually worn, replace.

OIL SEAL
- Whenever disassembled, replace.
- If wear, deterioration of adherence (sealing force lips), or damage is detected on the lips, replace them.

DIFFERENTIAL CASE
- Clean up the disassembled parts.
- If any wear or crack on the contact sides of the differential case is found, replace.

COMPANION FLANGE
- Clean up the disassembled parts.
- If any chipped mark [about 0.1 mm, (0.004 in)] or other damage on the contact sides of the lips of the companion flange is found, replace.