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REPAIR FOR COMPONENT PARTS — Final Drive

MT-5023prose procedure

Page header tab 'MA5L' (5-speed manual transaxle variant). Page-code stamp 'MT-5023'.

Final Drive

DISASSEMBLY

Final-drive disassembly

  1. 1
    Remove pinion mate shaft circlip and pinion mate shaft.
    Differential / final-drive case shown vertically, ring gear at the bottom. A pick or punch is being used through the side window of the case to drive out the pinion-mate shaft circlip / pin. A loose circlip-style ring sits on top of the case.
    NMT084
  2. 2
    Remove pinion mate gears, thrust washers, side gears and spacer.
    Exploded view of the differential internals above the case: two pinion mate gears flanked by thrust washers, two side gears with their thrust washers, and a centre spacer, separated and laid out around the differential case.
    NMT085
  3. 3
    Remove speedometer drive gear.
    Differential case with the speedometer drive gear at the top being removed; a flat-blade lever / pry tool inserted between the speedometer gear and case from the upper-left.
    NMT086
  4. 4
    Remove differential side bearing inner races.
    Bearing-puller bridge (special tool KV32910030) hooked under the differential side-bearing inner race and pulling it off the case axle. Three threaded jacking screws on top of the bridge are turned to draw the bearing upward.
    NMT087

INSPECTION

Final-drive inspection

  1. 1
    Check differential case, side gears, pinion mate gears, thrust washers and final gear for excessive wear, chips or cracks. Replace if necessary.
    Differential case shown vertically with arrows / wear indicators marking the pinion mate gears, thrust washers, side gears and final gear. The whole assembly is laid out to show the inspection points called out in step 1.
    NMT088
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