MAINTENANCE MANUAL - Meritor

9. Apply axle oil lubricant on the inside surfaces
of both case halves, spider or cross, thrust
washers, side gears and differential pinions.
10. Place the flange case half in a bench with the
ring gear teeth toward the TOP.
CAUTION
THE SIDE GEARS IN SOME DIFFEREN-
TIAL MODELS HAVE HUBS OF DIFFER-
ENT LENGTHS. INSTALL THE CORRECT
LENGTH SIDE GEAR INTO THE FLANGE
CASE HALF. DAMAGE TO COMPONENTS
CAN RESULT.
11. Install one thrust washer and side gear into
the flange case half. Figure 5.22.
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
SIDE GEAR
THRUST WASHER
FLANGE CASE HALF
Figure 5.22
12. Install the spider or cross, differential pinions
and thrust washers into the flange case half.
Figure 5.23.
NOTE: is recommended that all parts are reassembled
in the same position they were
prior to disassembly
SPIDER,PINION AND
THRUST WASHERS
Figure 5.23
Assembly and Installation
13. Install the second side gear and thrust
washer over the spider and differential pinions.
Figure 5.24.
PLAIN CASE
HALF
THRUST WASHER
SIDE GEAR
Figure 5.24
14. Place the plain half of the differential case over
the flange half and gears. Rotate the plain half
as needed to align the match marks. Figure
5.24 and Figure 5.25.
PLAIN CASE
HALF
MATCH MARKS
Figure 5.25
15. Install Dri-Loc® or equivalent fasteners into
the case halves. See Section 4.
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