Removal and Installation

REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY

AWD : Removal and Installation


REMOVAL

1.Remove center muffler with a power tool. Refer to "Exploded View" Exploded View.
2.Remove stabilizer bar with a power tool. Refer to "Exploded View" Exploded View.
3.Remove rear propeller shaft from the final drive. Refer to "Exploded View" Exploded View.





4.Remove drive shaft from final drive with a power tool. Then suspend it by wire, etc. Refer to "Exploded View" Exploded View.
5.Remove breather hose from the final drive.
6.Remove rear wheel sensor. Refer to "REAR WHEEL SENSOR : Exploded View" Exploded View.





7.Set a suitable jack to rear final drive assembly.

CAUTION:
Never place a jack on the rear cover (aluminum case).
8.Remove the mounting bolts and nuts connecting to the suspension member, and remove rear final drive assembly with a power tool.

CAUTION:
Secure rear final drive assembly to a suitable jack while removing it.

INSTALLATION

Note the following, and installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
Check that there are no pinched or restricted areas on the breather hose caused by bending or winding when installing it.





- Install the breather hose (1) to breather connector until dimension (A) shown as follows.





CAUTION:
- Never reuse hose clamp.
- Install the hose clamp at the final drive side, with the tab facing downward.
- Install the hose clamp at the suspension member side, with the tab facing downward.





- If remove breather connector, install breather hose (1) as shown in the figure.





- For installation, insert the resin connector into rear suspension member. Install the metal connector in rear cover so that a paint mark becomes forward of the vehicle as shown in the figure.
Arrange the breather hose then to pass by over wheel sensor harness.

CAUTION:
Never reuse breather connector.
- When oil leaks while removing final drive assembly, check oil level after the installation. Refer to "Inspection" Inspection.