Diesel Data: Automotive Repair

M/T Differential Thrust Clearance Adjustment




M/T Differential Thrust Clearance Adjustment

Special Tools Required
- Inner driver handle, 40 mm 07746-0030100

1. Remove the left driveshaft side oil seal from the transmission housing. M/T Differential Oil Seal Replacement

2. If you removed the 80 mm shim from the transmission housing, reinstall the same sized shim.






3. Install the differential assembly into the clutch housing.

4. Install the transmission housing onto the clutch housing, then tighten the 8 mm flange bolts in a crisscross pattern in several steps. Manual Transmission Reassembly










5. Use the 40 mm inner driver handle to bottom the differential assembly in the clutch housing.






6. Measure clearance between 80 mm shim and the bearing outer race in the transmission housing.





7. If the clearance exceeds the standard, select a new 80 mm shim from the following table. If the clearance measured in step 6 is within the standard, go to step 10.

80 mm Shim





8. Remove the bolts and transmission housing.

9. Replace the thrust shim selected in step 7, then recheck the clearance.

10. Install the new left driveshaft side oil seal to the transmission housing. M/T Differential Oil Seal Replacement

11. Reinstall the transmission housing.