For 1990-2009 cars

#### Special Tools

• | KM-520 Remover/Installer

• | KM-522 Installer

• | KM-525 Installer

1. Install the speedometer drive gear onto the differential gear housing using the KM-525 (1).
2. Install both of the differential bearings using the KM-522 (1).
3. Install the side gears and the side thrust washers into the differential housing.
4. Install the differential pinion gears and the differential pinion gear washers into the differential housing.
5. Install the pinion gear shaft into the differential housing.
6. Install the pinion gear shaft lock pin into the differential housing and the pinion gear shaft.

Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section.

7. Install the ring gear using the ring-gear bolts and tighten to 70 N·m (52 lb ft).
8. Install the differential assembly into the transaxle case.
9. Install the right-side bearing retainer using the right-side bearing retainer bolts and tighten to 25 N·m (18 lb ft).
10. Install the bearing-adjusting ring using the KM-520 (1) and tighten until there is no end play with the differential.
11. Adjust the preload on the differential bearings.

Specifications

• | For used bearings, 1 N·m (9 lb in) is required to rotate the differential 1 revolution per second.

• | For new bearings, 2 N·m (18 lb in) is required to rotate the differential 1 revolution per second.

• | Tighten or loosen the bearing ring adjuster to get the required preload on the bearings.

12. Install the bearing-adjusting ring-retainer plate using the bearing-adjusting ring-retainer plate bolt and tighten to 5 N·m (44 lb in).
13. Install the differential cover gasket and the differential cover using the differential cover bolts and tighten to 40 N·m (30 lb ft).