MAINTENANCE MANUAL - Meritor

Reassembly• Adjust the differential bearings preload. Referto the section Bearing Cage Bearings.• Adjust the Backlash Gear. Refer to the sectionBacklash Gear.• Check the tooth contact of the hypoid pair.Refer to the section Tooth Contact, RingGear and Pinion• Apply Liquid Adhesive (174 and 574 LOCTI-TE) to the Ring Gear Thrust Screw.• Install and adjust the ring gear thrust screw.Refer to the section Adjusting The Ring GearThrust Screw.Assembling the Speed Change SystemA. Install the clutch plate through the followingprocedure:Figure 77Model: 220a) Place the clutch plate;b) Apply Liquid Adhesive (Loctite 241 orTHREE BOND 1334), to the threads of theClutch Plate fixing screws.c) Install and tighten the new fixing screws ofthe plate to the specified torque values ofthe section Tightening Torques.Modelo:230/240a) Screw the four fasteners of the Locking Plateas much as enough to keep a dimensionof 26,6-27,2mm, between the top of thefastener and the contact surface of the plate(on the differential case);b) Place the locking plate upon the fasteners;c) Install new conical washers;d) Apply Liquid Adhesive (Loctite 241 orTHREE BOND 1334), to the threads of thefasteners;e) Install and tighten the fixing nuts to the specifiedtorque values in the section TighteningTorques (Figure 77).Figure 78D Apply sealing paste 3M – Industrial Adhesive847 to the outer surface of the plugs;E Install new plugs and the shift shaft. (Figure79).PLUGSB. Install the new locking screw which holdsthe adjusting ring at the Ring Gear side andthe cotter pin which locks the ring in the oppositeside;C. Place the sun gear and the fork (Figure 78);Figure 79MAINTENANCE MANUAL31