What is side gear axial clearance and what is it for

2005 DODGE DAKOTA
96,000 MILES
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JARED RAMIN
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Rear axle repair
Nov 22, 2011 at 7:58 PM
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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
Nov 22, 2011 at 8:08 PM
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