Service manual

Groundsmaster 3280−D/3320Page 8 − 26Drive Axles
14.Make sure that all gasket material has been removed
from the mating surfaces of the spur gear cover and the
carrier before assembly.
Apply Permatex No. 2 or silicone sealant to mating sur-
face of spur gear cover and carrier. Install the spur gear
cover (Fig. 46). Torque cap screws from 25 to 40 in-lb (3
to 4.5 N−m).
Figure 46
15.Place the differential case in a vise as shown
(Fig. 47). Apply grease to new side gear thrust washers
and hubs of the side gears. Apply grease to new pinion
mate spherical washers and pinion mate gears. Place
the side gears and thrust washers in the case. Install the
pinion gears while holding the side gears in place.
Rotate the side gears until the holes of the washers and
pinion gears line up with the holes of the case. If the
gears cannot be rotated by hand, install one of the axle
shafts into the side gear spline and use a pipe wrench
to turn the shafts.
Figure 47
16.Install the pinion shaft. Grease the shaft to aid as-
sembly. Be sure the hole in the pinion shaft lines up with
the hole in the differential case (Fig. 48).
Figure 48