2005 Lexus ES 330FACTORY OEM SERVICE PROCEDURE

Service Data

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Differential Service

Rear differential Carrier oil seal drive in depth 2.0 ± 0.3 mm (0.079 ± 0.012 in.)
Side gear shaft oil seal drive in depth 0 ± 0.5 mm (0 ± 0.019 in.)
Companion flange vertical runout 0.10 mm (0.0039 in.) or less
Companion flange horizontal runout 0.10 mm (0.0039 In.) or less
Ring gear runout 0.07 mm (0.0028 in.) or less
Side gear backlash 0.05 -- 0.20 mm (0.0020 -- 0.0079 in.)
Drive pinion to ring gear backlash 0.13 -- 0.18 mm (0.0051 -- 0.0071 in.)
Drive pinion preload (at starting) New bearing 1.1 -- 1.7 N.m (11 - 17 kgf.cm, 9.6 -- 14.8 in..lbf)
  Reused bearing 0.6 -- 0.9 N.m (6--9 kgf.cm, 5.2 -- 7.8 in..lbf)
Total preload (Drive pinion preload plus) 0.3 -- 0.5 Nm (3 -- 5 kgf.cm, 2.6 -- 4.3 in..lbf)
Right and left side gear shafts standard distance 242 mm (9.528 in.)
Side gear thrust washer thickness mm (in.) 0.93 -- 0.97 (0.0366 -- 0.0382)
0.98 -- 1.02 (0.0386 -- 0.0402)
1.03 -- 1.07 (0.0406 -- 0.0421)
1.08 -- 1.12 (0.0425 -- 0.0441)
1.13 -- 1.17 (0.0445 -- 0.0461)
1.18 -- 1.22 (0.0465 -- 0.0480)
1.23 -- 1.27 (0.0484 -- 0.0500)
1.28 -- 1.32 (0.0504 -- 0.0520)
1.33 -- 1.37 (0.0524 -- 0.0539)
1.38 -- 1.42 (0.0543 -- 0.0559)
Drive pinion plate washer thickness mm (in.) 2.26 -- 2.28 (0.0890 -- 0.0898)
2.29 -- 2.31 (0.0902 -- 0.0909)
2.32 -- 2.34 (0.0913 -- 0.0921)
2.35 -- 2.37 (0.0925 -- 0.0933)
2.38 -- 2.40 (0.0937 -- 0.0945)
2.41 -- 2.43 (0.0949 -- 0.0957)
2.44 -- 2.46 (0.0961 -- 0.0969)
2.47 -- 2.49 (0.0972 -- 0.0980)
2.50 -- 2.52 (0.0984 -- 0.0992)
2.53 -- 2.55 (0.0996 -- 0.1004)
2.56 -- 2.58 (0.1008 -- 0.1016)
2.59 -- 2.61 (0.1020 -- 0.1028)
2.62 -- 2.64 (0.1031 -- 0.1039)
2.65 -- 2.67 (0.1043 -- 0.1051)
2.68 -- 2.70 (0.1055 -- 0.1063)
Rear differential Side gear shaft plate washer thickness mm (in.) 2.21 -- 2.23 (0.0870 -- 0.0878)
2.24 -- 2.26 (0.0882 -- 0.0890)
2.27 -- 2.29 (0.0894 -- 0.0902)
2.30 -- 2.32 (0.0906 -- 0.0913)
2.33 -- 2.35 (0.0917 -- 0.0925)
2.36 -- 2.38 (0.0929 -- 0.0937)
2.39 -- 2.41 (0.0941 -- 0.0949)
2.42 -- 2.44 (0.0953 -- 0.0961)
2.45 -- 2.47 (0.0965 -- 0.0972)
2.48 -- 2.50 (0.0976 -- 0.0984)
2.51 -- 2.53 (0.0988 -- 0.0996)
2.54 --- 2.56 (0.1000 --- 0.1008)
2.57 -- 2.59 (0.1012 -- 0.1020)
2.60 -- 2.62 (0.1024 -- 0.1031)
2.63 -- 2.65 (0.1035 -- 0.1043)
2.66 -- 2.68 (0.1047 -- 0.1055)
2.69 -- 2.71 (0.1059 -- 0.1067)
2.72 -- 2.74 (0.1071 -- 0.1079)
2.75 -- 2.77 (0.1083 -- 0.1091)
2.78 -- 2.80 (0.1094 -- 0.1102)
2.81 -- 2.83 (0.1106 -- 0.1114)
2.84 -- 2.86 (0.1118 -- 0.1126)
2.87 -- 2.89 (0.1130 -- 0.1138)
2.90 -- 2.92 (0.1142 -- 0.1150)
2.93 -- 2.95 (0.1154 -- 0.1161)
2.96 -- 2.98 (0.1165 -- 0.1173)
2.99 -- 3.01 (0.1177 -- 0.1185)
3.02 -- 3.04 (0.1189 -- 0.1197)
3.05 -- 3.07 (0.1201 -- 0.1209)
3.08 -- 3.10 (0.1213 -- 0.1220)
3.11 -- 3.13 (0.1224 -- 0.1232)
3.14 -- 3.16 (0.1236 -- 0.1244)
3.17 -- 3.19 (0.1248 -- 0.1256)
3.20 -- 3.22 (0.1260 -- 0.1268)
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