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M226 With Electronic Locking Differential

INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY
Drive Pinion and Drive Gear
^ If the gear teeth do not mesh or line-up correctly, determine the cause and adjust, repair, or replace as necessary.
^ If the gears are worn, cracked, damaged, pitted or chipped (by friction) noticeably, replace with new gears.
^ Drive gear and drive pinion are supplied in matched sets only. Matching numbers on both drive pinion and drive gear are etched for verification. If a new gear set is being used, verify the numbers of each pinion gear and drive gear before proceeding with assembly.

Bearing
^ If found any chipped (by friction), pitted, worn, rusted, scratched mark, or unusual noise from the bearing, replace with new bearing assembly (as a new set).
^ Bearing must be replaced with a new one whenever disassembled.

Differential Case Assembly
^ If the gears are worn, cracked, damaged, pitted or chipped (by friction) noticeably, replace with new differential case assembly.
^ If the movement is not smooth when pushing cam ring of differential case assembly with a hand.

Differential Lock Solenoid
^ If the operating part of differential lock solenoid is not smooth, perform component inspection. Refer to RFD-95, "COMPONENT INSPECTION". Differential Lock Mode Switch