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DIY auto repair can cause serious injury, fire, or vehicle damage. These guides are for informational purposes only. Always follow OEM torque specs, wear PPE, and consult a certified mechanic if you are unsure. You are solely responsible for your safety.
Differential Assembly: Adjustment: Backlash
- Remove rear cover. Refer to Disassembly .
- Following the procedure below, install a dummy cover set [SST: KV381091S0 (--)] to gear carrier.
- Using rear cover mounting bolt, temporarily install color [SST: KV38109140 (--)] and dummy cover [SST: KV38109110 (--)] to gear carrier.
- Position colors and dummy cover spacers [SST: KV38109120 (--)] to dummy cover.
- Using dummy cover mounting bolt (rear cover mounting bolt), tighten bolts to the specified torque with colors. Refer to Exploded View .
- Tighten dummy cover spacer mounting bolts evenly to the specified torque.
Tightening torque
: 5.9 N.m (0.6 kg-m)
- Fit a dial indicator to the drive gear face to measure the backlash.
Backlash
: Refer to Backlash .
- If the backlash is outside of the specified value, change the thickness of side bearing adjusting washers.
When the backlash is large:
Make drive gear back side adjusting washer thicker, and drive gear tooth side adjusting washer thinner by the same amount. For selecting adjusting washer, refer to the latest parts information.
When the backlash is small:
Make drive gear back side adjusting washer thinner, and drive gear tooth side adjusting washer thicker by the same amount. For selecting adjusting washer, refer to the latest parts information.
CAUTION: Never change the total amount of washers as it changes the bearing preload.
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When to See a Mechanic
Stop DIY work and contact a certified mechanic immediately if any of the following apply:
- • You smell fuel, burning insulation, or see smoke.
- • Brakes feel soft, pull hard to one side, or make grinding noises.
- • The engine overheats, stalls repeatedly, or misfires under load.
- • You are missing required tools, torque specs, or safe lifting equipment.
- • You are not confident in the next step or safety outcome.