Rear Axle - 8 1/4

Removal and Installation - Rear Axle 8 1/4 Inch

REMOVAL
1. Raise and support the vehicle.
2. Position a suitable lifting device under the axle.
3. Secure axle to device.
4. Remove the wheels and tires.
5. Secure brake drums to the axle shaft.






6. Remove the RWAL sensor (Fig. 4) from the differential housing.
7. Disconnect the brake hose at the axle junction block. Do not disconnect the brake hydraulic lines at the wheel cylinders.
8. Disconnect the parking brake cables and cable brackets.
9. Disconnect the vent hose from the axle shaft tube.
10. Mark the propeller shaft and companion flange for installation alignment reference.
11. Remove propeller shaft.






12. Remove shock absorbers (Fig. 5) from axle.






13. Remove stabilizer bar (Fig. 6) from the axle.









14. Remove the spring clamps and spring plates (Fig. 7) and (Fig. 8).
15. Remove the axle from the vehicle.






INSTALLATION
1. Raise the axle with lifting device and align to the leaf spring centering bolts.
2. Install spring clamps and spring plates. Tighten the U-bolt nuts to 149 Nm (110 ft. lbs.).
3. Install shock absorbers and tighten nuts to 82 Nm (60 ft. lbs.).
4. Install RWAL sensor into the differential housing.
5. Install parking brake cables, cable brackets and brake drums.
6. Connect brake hose to axle junction block.
7. Install stabilizer bar and center it with equal spacing on both sides. Tighten axle bolts to 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.).
8. Install axle vent hose.
9. Install propeller shaft with reference marks aligned. Tighten bolts to 108 Nm (80 ft. lbs.).
10. Install the wheels and tires.
11. Add gear lubricant, if necessary.
12. Remove lifting device from axle and lower the vehicle.