Axle Assembly

Axle Assembly

Removal and Installation
1. Remove the wheels and tires.
2. Remove the drive pinion.





3. Disconnect the rear anti-lock brake sensor.





4. Remove the nuts and the stone shield.





5. Remove the caliper pin bolts.





6. Remove the rear disc brake caliper.





7. NOTE: Make sure the parking brake control is fully released.

Release the tension on the parking brake system.
1 Have an assistant pull the front parking brake cable and conduit to its full range.
2 Insert a suitable retainer.





8. Disconnect the parking brake cable at the parking brake lever.
^ LH side shown, RH side similar.





9. Remove the cable clamp bolt.





10. Unclip the brake line and remove the retainer from the parking brake cable bracket and position the cable aside.





11. Remove the bolt from the brake hose bracket.
^ LH side shown, RH side similar.





12. Remove the vent hose at the brake hose junction block.





13. Remove the brake Junction block from the rear axle housing and let it hang.
14. Remove the brake lines from the rear axle housing tie strap (but not from the disc brake calipers) and let the tubing hang.





15. WARNING: Strap the axle securely to the jack.

Use a suitable transmission Jack to support the axle.





16. Remove the lower shock absorber nuts and bolts.





17. Loosen the nuts from both lower ends of the stabilizer bar links.





18. NOTE: When lowering or raising the differential housing, position the sway bar forward to clear the front of the differential housing.

Remove the nuts from both stabilizer bar retainer-to-axle brackets and remove the stabilizer bar retainers, stabilizer bar mounting brackets and U-bolts. Let the stabilizer bar hang from the links.





19. NOTE: Once the rear spring plate nuts and bolts are removed, they must be replaced.

Remove the rear spring plate U-bolts and nuts.
20. Lower the axle from the vehicle.








21. To install, reverse the removal procedure.