ARB Air Locker RD111, Руководство по установке

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3 Installing the Air Locker
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3.12.1
Re-Shimming the Backlash
NOTE : This step is only necessary when adjusting for
incorrect backlash.

Remove the bolts from the clamshell housing.

With the shallow half of the clamshell sitting firmly on a horizontal
surface, lift off the deep half of the clamshell.

Gently lift the Air Locker straight upward out of the seal housing in
the shallow half of the clamshell.

Remove the center compression nut from the bulkhead fitting.
(Fig.12.)

Pull the seal housing tube free of the bulkhead fitting.
NOTE : This may require rotating the seal housing slightly.

Using an arbor press or bearing press, press out the seal housing
assembly and the bearing cup from the deep half of the clamshell.

To decrease the amount of backlash, reduce the shim thickness ‘
D
’
(Fig.3.
) and increase the shim thickness ‘
E
’ (Fig.5.) by the same
amount. Reverse this step to increase the backlash.

Reinstall the Air Locker into the differential assembly.

Check backlash again as before.