{"nhtsa_id":10178904,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-08-27","date":"2016-09-01","document_id":"T-16-09-01","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; POWER TRAIN","mfr_system":null,"summary":"A new pinion seal service procedure has been developed that will allow for service of the seal without removing the angle drive from the vehicle or fully disassembling it. The new procedure details replacement of the pinion shaft crush sleeve which sets pinion gear depth and angle drive backlash. Properly setting pinion gear depth is essential to angle drive performance and longevity.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10178904-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10178904-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10178904","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"POLARIS","model":"SLINGSHOT","year_from":2015,"year_to":2016,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.","attribution":[]}