SAFARI STORME MY14

FRONT AXLE (4X4) 28 INSPECTION a) Inspect gear teeth of side gears and pinion mate gears for wear and cracks. b) Inspect external teeth of side gears for wear and cracks. NOTE If replacement of one gear is required, then BOTH side gears, pinion mate gears and washers have to be replaced. c) Inspect cross pin for excessive wear. Replace if necessary. NOTE Always replace gears as a complete set. Do not mix new gears with old gears, as this may cause uneven wear and short gear life. RING GEAR and PINION ASSEMBLY THEORY: 1. Ring gear and pinion is supplied as a set. They are matched with each other during manufacture. Matching numbers on both pinion and ring gear are etched for verification. Refer Fig A and B given below: 2. If a new gear set is used, verify numbers on pin- ion and ring for matching before proceeding with assembly. 3. Standard mounting distance from center line of ring gear to back face of pinion is 103.5 ± 0.1 mm. This dimension is controlled by selecting shims, which are positioned between the inner pinion bearing cone and pinion gear. Best running position of gear set is achieved by proper shim selection. 4. This dimension for front live axle will be different. On the bottom face of pinion, number is etched. It can be a plus (+) number, a minus (-) number or Zero (0). Required pinion shim selection is achieved with help of this number. If alphabet "m" appears on pinion face shim, selection has to be done in mm (Metric). If alphabet "m" does not ap- pear on pinion face, shim selection has to be done in inches. 5. Shims with different thicknesses are available for selection.  Use tables on next page as a guide for selecting correct thickness of shims either for addition or for subtraction from old shim pack.  Refer figure A which shows ring and pinion etched with inch identification. Refer Table A. Fig: A  Refer figure B shows ring and pinion etched with metric identification. Refer Table B. F ig: B