Spicer Drive Axles Service Manual Wheel Reduction Drive Axles (EA-50) - Manual (Page 23)

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Planetary Carrier
1. Slide bearing spacer into planetry gear.
2. Install 48 bearing rollers (24 on each side
of spacer) into planetary gear. Pack gear
with grease to hold rollers in place.
• WR3 has caged roller assemly without
spacer.
3. Position the planetary carrier on a sturdy
flat surface with filler hole side up.
4. Place 2 thrust washers (one on each side
of gear) and planetary gear in planetary
carrier. The curved ends of the thrust
washers must face the outside edge of
carrier.
5. Position idler pinion pin in planetary carrier
hole above gear, bearing and thrust washer
assembly. The pin end with lock ball
detente should be away from the carrier.
The lock ball denente should also be aligned
with the notch in the carrier.
6. Use a brass hammer or drift to drive idler
pinion pin into planetary carrier and through
thrust washers, planetary gear and
bearing. Only drive 3/4 of pin length into
carrier.
CAUTION: THE IDLER PINION PIN
IS HARDERNED STEEL AND SHOULD
NOT BE STRUCK BY A STEEL
HAMMER.
7. Install pinion locking ball (two per pin on
WR10/12) in detente on pinion pin.
8. Drive pinion pin completely into planetary
housing and flush with abutment cap
surface. Make sure locking ball and bottom
thrust washer are properly aligned before
driving in pin.
9. Repeat this procedure for each planetary
grear.