Adjustment of Differential Case Assembly

ADJUSTMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE ASSEMBLY
For quiet and reliable final drive operation, the following five adjustments must be made correctly:
1. Side bearing preload.
2. Pinion gear height. Refer to "DRIVE PINION GEAR HEIGHT AND PINION BEARING PRELOAD".
3. Pinion bearing preload. Refer to "DRIVE PINION GEAR HEIGHT AND PINION BEARING PRELOAD".
4. Ring gear to drive pinion backlash. Refer to "Total Preload Adjustment".
5. Ring and pinion gear tooth contact pattern. Refer to "TOOTH CONTACT"