Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 AT 7:58 PM
JARED RAMIN
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- 2005 DODGE DAKOTA
- 96,000 MILES
Rear axle repair
What is side gear axial clearance and what is it for
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ASEMASTER6371
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It is there so there is no binding when the the rear axles turn.
We check the side gear clearance with prussian blue. It shows the contact with the spider gears and we add or remove shims as needed.
Roy
We check the side gear clearance with prussian blue. It shows the contact with the spider gears and we add or remove shims as needed.
Roy
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 AT 8:08 PM
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