1. Stick a strip of plastigauge to three spots on the 42T bevel gear (1).
2. Fix the axle flange and front gear case.
3. Turn the axle.
4. Remove the axle flange from front gear case and measure the amount of the flattering with the scale and get theย ย ย ย ย backlash.
5. If the backlash is not within the factory specifications, adjust with shim (3).
(Reference)
โข Thickness of adjusting shims (3):
1.0 mm (0.039 in.)
1.2 mm (0.047 in.)
1.4 mm (0.055 in.)
1.6 mm (0.063 in.)
1.8 mm (0.071 in.)
2.0 mm (0.079 in.)
2.2 mm (0.087 in.)
โข Tooth contact
More than 35 %