What is side gear axial clearance and what is it for

JARED RAMIN

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2005 DODGE DAKOTA
96,000 MILES

Rear axle repair

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 AT 7:58 PM

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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

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