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Checking Backlash
1. If removed, install the secondary drive/bevel gear
shaft into the crankcase; then tighten the nut to 59
ft-lb.
2. Install the secondary drive bearing support; then
install the secondary driven output shaft into the
crankcase.
3. Mount the dial indicator so the tip is contacting a
tooth on the secondary drive bevel gear.
4. While rocking the drive bevel gear back and forth,
note the maximum backlash reading on the gauge.
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5. Acceptable backlash range is 0.127-0.381 mm
(0.005-0.015 in.).
Correcting Backlash
NOTE: If backlash measurement is within the
acceptable range, no correction is necessary.
1. If backlash measurement is less than specified,
remove an existing shim, measure it, and install a
new thinner shim.
2. If backlash measurement is more than specified,
remove an existing shim, measure it, and install a
thicker shim.
NOTE: Continue to remove, measure, and install
until backlash measurement is within tolerance.
Note the following chart.
After backlash and tooth contact are within specifica-
tions, apply red Loctite #271 to the drive shaft threads
and driven output shaft threads; then using new nuts,
tighten the output shaft nut to 59 ft-lb and the output
yoke nut to 74 ft-lb.
CRANKSHAFT ASSEMBLY
NOTE: The crankshaft and connecting rod is a
non-serviceable assembly. If any component is
out of specification, the assembly must be
replaced.
Measuring Connecting Rod
(Small End Inside Diameter)
1. Insert a snap gauge into the upper connecting rod
small end bore; then remove the gauge and mea-
sure it with micrometer.
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2. Maximum diameter must not exceed specifica-
tions.
Measuring Connecting Rod
(Small End Deflection)
1. Place the crankshaft on a set of V blocks and
mount a dial indicator and base on the surface
plate. Position the indicator contact point against
the center of the connecting rod small end journal.
2. Zero the indicator and push the small end of the
connecting rod away from the dial indicator.
3. Maximum deflection must not exceed specifica-
tions.
Measuring Connecting Rod
(Big End Side-to-Side)
1. Push the lower end of the connecting rod to one
side of the crankshaft journal.
2. Using a feeler gauge, measure the gap between the
connecting rod and crankshaft journal.
Backlash Measurement
Shim Correction
Under 0.127 mm (0.005 in.)
Decrease Shim Thickness
At 0.127-0.381 mm (0.005-0.015 in.)
No Correction Required
Over 0.381 mm (0.015 in.)
Increase Shim Thickness
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