What happens if pinion depth is wrong?
Again, you’ll need to determine the proper spacing by using a pinion depth setting tool to ensure proper installation. Improper gear spacing will lead to wear and damage to your gear set. If this setting is not correct, it may cause overheating or damage to the gears.
What is a differential carrier assembly?
A differential carrier assembly includes a differential carrier and a differential casing having a ring gear that is supported on right and left differential bearings for rotation about a differential axis. The right and left differential bearings are each supported in respective right and left bearing housings.
What is differential assembly?
A differential is part of the front and/or rear axle assembly. The differential allows wheels on the same axle to rotate at different speeds. When your vehicle goes around a corner the wheel on the outside has to travel faster than the wheel on the inside.
How is carrier bearing preload set?
Carrier bearing preload is established by the tightness of the shims. The carrier should be shimmed tight enough that it must be tapped in with a plastic dead blow hammer. While holding the races on the bearings (and outside shims on the races) start the carrier into the housing and tap it in with the hammer.
How to install a differential in a carrier?
INSTALL DIFFERENTIAL CASE IN CARRIER (a) Place the 2 bearing outer races on their respective bearings. Make sure that the right and left outer races are not interchanged. (b) Install the differential case in the carrier.
How do you change the ring gear on a Toyota?
Remove the differential carrier (casing that holds the ring gear), adjuster nuts and bearing races from the third member housing. (If you will be reusing the carrier you can now remove the ring gear. Break each bolt loose and then remove all bolts completely.
What is the checking distance on a Toyota gear?
The pinion depth, or checking distance (CD), is the distance from the flat end face of the pinion to the centerline of the ring gear. The center of the ring gear is also the center axis of the bearing caps, and the plane where the two bearing caps separate.
How do you get bearings out of a Toyota gear swap?
Use a brass drift or steel punch in the middle of the pinion end to drive the pinion out of the housing. In some cases, the assembly will simply fall apart. In other cases, the bearings may be stubborn and you may need to resort to a press to lightly push the pinion out.