Planetary Gears: Adjustments

Component Notes And Information

NOTE:
^ During service procedures, refer to the illustration above and the information below.
^ When adjusting planet carrier install components in transmission housing without shim (item 17).

1 Input gear
- Do not remove to adjust planet carrier
- Removing and installing input gear or axial needle bearing for planet carrier refer to Replacement. Service and Repair
2 Axial needle bearing washer
- Install smooth side in input gear
3 Axial needle bearing
4 Axial needle bearing washer
5 O-ring
- Install into planet carrier refer to Disassembly/Assembly. Service and Repair
6 Planet carrier
7 Transmission housing
- With input gear and axial needle bearing
- Axial needle bearing remains in input gear
- If axial needle bearing is damaged refer to Input gear, Replacement. Service and Repair
8 Washer
9 Axial needle bearing
10 Large sun gear
11 Washer
- Install into large sun gear refer to Planetary Gears, A/T, Disassembly/Assembly. Service and Repair
12 Axial needle bearing
13 Large drive shaft
14 Axial needle bearing
15 Needle bearing
16 Small drive shaft
17 Shim
- Do not install in planet carrier when adjusting
18 Washer
19 Small drive shaft bolt
- Tighten to: 30 Nm (22 ft lb)

Procedures
Determining Shim -A-





- Install all components to adjust planet carrier (items 2 to 16) into transmission housing refer to illustration above.
- Insert screwdriver through hole of large sun gear to loosen and tighten bolt for small drive shaft.
- Install small input shaft bolt -1- with washer -2- but without shim.
Tighten to: 30 Nm (22 ft lb)
- Set up dial indicator so that top of gauge is positioned on bolt head center with 1 mm preload.
- Zero dial gauge.
- Move small input shaft up and take reading.

Example: 2 mm (0.079 inch)

- Specify thickness of shim according to table and determine Part No. from parts supplier.

Table Of Shims:

Example:
Measurement 2.00 mm (0.079 inch)
Install 1.7 mm (0.067 inch) thick shim.

- Remove small input shaft bolt.





- Install correct shim -3- on small input shaft -arrow-.
- Tighten small input shaft bolt -1- with washer -2-.
Tighten to: 30 Nm (22 ft lb)
- Perform planet carrier check measurement.

Planet Carrier Check Measurement





- Install dial indicator in VW 382/7 measuring bar and place tip on bolt of small input shaft.
- Move small input shaft up and down and read play on dial indicator.
Play:
Minimum: 0.23 mm (0.0091 inch)
Maximum: 0.37 mm (0.0146 inch)

NOTE: If the planet carrier has been adjusted with reverse gear brake -B1- and free wheel removed then before installing planet carrier install reverse gear brake -B1-, refer to Planetary gearbox, assembling. Service and Repair