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Rev. A
Workman HDX/HDX--D Page 10 -- 16 Front Wheel Drive (4WD)
5. Place the differential assembly on workbench with
the cover plate facing up.
6. Remove the five (5) flange head screws that secure
cover plate to gear case. Note location of plug clip for as-
sembly purposes (Fig. 14). Carefully remove the cover
plate from the gear case by lifting straight up.
7. Remove the thrust bearing from the cover plate and
inspect for wear (Fig. 15). Replace the thrust bearing if
the red coating is worn completely off the bearing sur-
face. The thrust bearing is used to set the backlash of
the ring gear and pinion (see Front Differential Assembly
in this section for backlash adjustment procedure).
8. Lift the roller cage assembly from the center of the
ring gear (Fig. 16). Note: the rollers are loose in the cage
and may fall out when removed.
1. Cover plate
2. Gear case
3. Plug clip
Figure 14
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3
1. Thrust bearing 2. Thrust surface
Figure 15
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1. Roller cage assembly 2. Roller
Figure 16
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