RE-Installation

B. Re-installation of Backing Plate, Hub and Drum Assembly, and Axle Shaft

1. Re-install brake backing plate.

a. Install backing plate on axle housing.

b. Install four bolts and washers, and torque to 160 N-m (120 lb.ft.).

c. Connect brake line to cylinder inlet.
d. Install parking brake cables into backing plates.

NOTE: Left hand cable routes under leaf spring.

e. Connect cable to parking brake lever on backing plate.

f. Make sure all retaining fingers are through the hole.

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2. Re-install hub and drum assembly (Figures 2 & 4).

a. Install new hub and drum assembly (48, 49) on axle tube. Be sure the bearings and the oil seal are positioned properly.

b. Apply a light coat of high melting point EP bearing lubricant to the contact surfaces and the outside of the axle tube.
c. Install the adjusting nut (58). Using tool J-2222-C, torque nut to 68 N-m (50 lb.ft.) while turning the hub. See Figure 5.

d. Install key (57) and retaining ring (56).

3. Re-Install axle shaft (52) (Figures 2 & 4).

a. Remove old gasket or RTV from axle shaft flange (53). Also clean outside face of hub assembly (49).

b. Install axle shaft (52). Be sure shaft splines mesh with differential side gear. Align axle shaft holes with hub holes.

c. Install bolts (55) in shaft holes and torque to 156 N-m (115 lb.ft.).

d. Install wheel and tire assembly on hub and torque to 70 N-m (125 lb.ft.). See Figure 6 for torque sequence.