TM 10-3930-653-14&P (A) Properly Adjusted Gear-tooth Contact Fig.   2-185   shows   the   correct   gear-tooth   contact bearing.  The  gear-tooth  contact  is  initiated  from  the small  end  and  extended  to  approximately  75  %  of tooth   length   toward   the   large   end.   In   the   above condition, the output shaft gear and spiral bevel gear are   properly   installed   and   the   correct   backlash   is obtained. Standard backlash:  0.15 to 0.25 mm (0.00591 to 0.00984 in.) Fig. 4-373.  Properly Adjusted Gear-tooth Contact. (B)   The gear-tooth contact bearing and backlash should be adjusted in the following manners: Corrective A:  To adjust gear-tooth contact. Gear-tooth Contact Cause Action B:  To adjust backlash Toe Bearing Heel Bearing High Bearing Low Bearing Spiral bevel gear is located too close to output shaft gear.  (Bearing is small.) Spiral bevel gear is located too far from output shaft gear. (Bearing is small) Output shaft gear is located too far from spiral bevel gear.  (Large backlash) Output shaft gear is located too close to spiral bevel gear. (Small backlash) (1) Move  spiral  bevel  gear  away  from  output shaft gear. (2) Add  shims  to  output  shaft  gear  to  move  it toward spiral bevel gear to adjust backlash. (1) Move  spiral  bevel  gear  toward  output  shaft gear. (2) Omit   shims   of   output   shaft      gear.   Move output shaft gear  away  from  spiral  bevel  gear  to  adjust backlash. (1) Add  shims  to  output  shaft  gear  and  move output shaft gear toward spiral bevel gear. (2) Move   spiral   bevel   gear   away   from   spiral bevel gear to adjust  backlash. (1) Omit  shims  of  output  shaft  gear  and  move output   shaft   gear   away   from   spiral   bevel gear. (2) Move  spiral  bevel  gear  toward  output  shaft gear to adjust backlash . 4 - 181

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