jack points NISSAN 300ZX 1984 Z31 Propeller Shaft And Differential Carrier Workshop Manual

DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER (fvoe R200)
REMOVAL
1
on safety stands Drain gear od
2 Remove exhaust tube
3
panion flange
4 Remove drive shafts
5 With differential carrier jacked up,
remove diff mounting insulator nuts
6 Loosen off four fitting bolts that
hold differential carrier onto suspen-
son member
7 Pull off differential carrier back-
ward together with jack
Jack up rear of car and support
Disconnect propeller shaft at com-
SPD511
After carner assembly IS removed,
support suspension member
on a stand
to prevent its insulators being twisted
or damaged
Note Do not place the center of
suspension member on the stand
before removal operation Other-
wse, it wll be &fficult to extract
the
gear carrier assembly
PRE- DISASSEMBLY
INSPECTION
Differential carrier should be in-
spected before parts except rear cover
are removed from it
These inspections are helpful in
finding the cause of the problem and
in determining necessary corrections
1 Using three 45 mm (I 77 in)
spacers, mount carrier
on Diff Attach-
ment KV38100800
LKV38100800
SPD512
2 Remove rear cover
3 Visually inspect parts for wear or
damage
4 Rotate gears checking for any
roughness whch would indicate dam-
aged bearings or chipped gears Check
gear teeth for scorlng or signs
of
abnormal wear Measure preload of
drive pinion
PD340
5 Set up a dial indicator and check
the backlash at several points around
ring gear
Ring gear-todrive pinion backlash-
0 13 -0 18 mm
(0 0051 . 0 0071 in)
SPD513
6 Check gear tooth contact with a
mxture of recommended powder and
Oll
For the tooth contact pattern, see
page PD-9
PD-4
DlSASS E MBLY
1
caps and carrier
2
remove bearing caps
Put match marks on side bearing
Loosen side bearing cap bolts and
3 Usmg Slide Hammer HT72400000
lift hfferential case assembly out
PD344
Note Care should be taken not to
confuse the left and nght hand
beanng caps and bearing outer races
SO that parts may be installed to the
ongmal position
4 Loosen dnve puuon nut, holdmg
compamon flange with Dnve
Plruon
Flange Wrench ST31520000 and pull
off companion flange usmg a suitable
Duller