ALLISON 1000 & 2000 PRODUCT FAMILIES
GENERAL INSPECTION GUIDELINES FOR SPLINES A. Splines
Inspect splined parts for burrs, damage and excessive wear.
A. Inspect splined parts for damage. Remove burrs with a soft stone. Spline wear is not considered harmful except where it affects the fit of the splined parts. Spline wear is determined by comparing feeler gauge thickness with the thickness of the worn area on the spline. Replace parts having excessive spline wear. The maximum movement allowed at the splines is
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2005 General Motors Corporation.
0.38 mm (0.015 inches) if not otherwise listed in Wear Limits in Service Manual SM3191EN. Do not reuse a splined part that exceeds the published maximum spline wear. Backlash cannot be used to establish critical spline wear. Accurate backlash measurement requires the mating parts to be concentrically located.
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