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CHAS
SHAFT DRIVE
EAS00720
ADJUSTING THE RING GEAR BACKLASH
1. Remove:
• ring gear bearing housing nuts
• ring gear bearing housing bolts
NOTE:
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Working in a crisscross pattern, loosen each
nut 1/4 of a turn. After all of the nuts are fully
loosened, remove them and the bolts.
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2. Remove:
• ring gear bearing housing
1
• dust cover
2
• ring gear
3
• ring gear shim(s)
4
• thrust washer
5
3. Adjust:
• ring gear backlash
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a. Select the suitable shim(s) and thrust
washer with the following chart.
b. If it is necessary to increase the ring gear
backlash by more than 0.2 mm, reduce the
thrust washer thickness by 0.2 mm for every
0.2 mm increase of ring gear shim thick-
ness.
c. If it is necessary to reduce the ring gear
backlash by more than 0.2 mm, increase
the thrust washer thickness by 0.2 mm for
every 0.2 mm decrease of ring gear shim
thickness.
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Thinner shim
Ring gear backlash is
increased.
Thicker shim
Ring gear backlash is
decreased.
Ring gear shims
Thickness (mm)
0.25 0.30 0.40 0.50
Thrust washers
Thickness (mm)
1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0
Summary of Contents for VMX12 2001
Page 1: ...VMX12 2001 3LRD AE1 SERVICEMANUAL ...
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Page 9: ...GEN INFO 1 ...
Page 11: ...GEN INFO ...
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Page 22: ...SPEC 2 ...
Page 24: ...SPEC ...
Page 52: ...2 28 SPEC OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS 1 Camshaft 2 Main gallery 3 Crankshaft 4 Oil level switch ...
Page 54: ...2 30 SPEC OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS 1 Crankshaft 2 Oil pipe 3 Oil filter ...
Page 65: ...CHK ADJ 3 ...
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Page 126: ...ENG 4 ...
Page 130: ...ENG ...
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Page 237: ...COOL 5 ...
Page 239: ...COOL ...
Page 258: ...CARB 6 ...
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Page 273: ...CHAS 7 ...
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Page 390: ...ELEC 8 ...
Page 396: ...8 4 ELEC SWITCHES ...
Page 417: ...8 25 ELEC STARTER MOTOR 3 Install O rings 1 bolts 2 New T R 5 Nm 0 5 m kg ...
Page 445: ...TRBL SHTG 9 ...