Suzuki Samurai 1986, Service Manual

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Remove side gears, differential pinions and
thrust washers.
Fig. 16-17
Using special tools indicated below, extract
side bearing from each differential case half.
Fig.16-18 Special tool (Bearing puller
09913-60910)
tool (Side bearing removing jig
099
Using puller and hydraulic press, remove inner
race of bevel pinion bearing.
16-4. INSPECTION AND ADJUSTMENT
OF COMPONENTS
Side Gear Thrust Play
To check thrust play, assemble differential
gearing and case, as shown in Fig. 16-19, fasten-
ing together two case halves by tightening
securing bolts to prescribed torque. By compar-
ing thrust play reading, taken as shown in Fig.
16-19, against thrust play indicated below,
increase or decrease total thickness of thrust
washers, which are located in two places, that
is, on the inner side of each case half.
Side gear thrust play
0.12 0 . 3 7 m m
specification (0.005 0.014 in)
Available thrust washer
sizes (thickness)
0.9, 1.O, 1.1 & 1.2 mm
0.047
in)
Fig. 16-19
Fig. 16-18-1
Hydraulic press
Puller
16-7