Rear Wheel Bearing and Axle Shaft Seal - Semi-Floating Axle

Rear Wheel Bearing and Axle Shaft Seal - Semi-Floating Axle














Removal
1. Remove the axle shaft.

2. NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the rear wheel bearing if only installing a new wheel bearing oil seal. To remove only the wheel bearing oil seal, pry it from the axle tube. If removing the rear wheel bearing and the oil seal, proceed to the following step.

Remove and discard the wheel bearing oil seal from the axle tube.
3. Using the special tools, remove the rear wheel bearing and the wheel bearing oil seal as a unit. Discard the seal and the bearing.





4. NOTE: The bearing and seal seating surfaces must be free from burrs, nicks and spalling.

Clean and inspect the bore in the axle tube.
^ Wipe the bore in the axle tube with emery cloth to smooth the surface. Clean the bore with a standard metal-cleaning solvent. Wipe the bore with a soft, lint-free cloth to remove any foreign material.

Installation
1. If removed, lubricate the new rear wheel bearing with the specified axle lubricant.

2. NOTE: Install the rear wheel bearing with the identification numbers facing outward.

Using the special tools, install the rear wheel bearing.





3. NOTE: The following step shows an alternate method for installing the wheel bearing oil seal.

Using the special tools, install the new wheel bearing oil seal.





4. NOTE: This step is an alternate method for installing the wheel bearing oil seal. Carry out this step if wheel bearing oil seal installation was not done in the previous step.

Using the special tools, install the new wheel bearing oil seal.





5. Lubricate the cavity between the wheel bearing oil seal lips and the rear wheel bearing with grease.
6. Install the axle shaft.