Saganaw
AXLE SHAFTSAGINAW
REMOVE OR DISCONNECT
- Raise the vehicle.
1. Rear wheels and brake drums.
2. Axle housing cover.
- Clean all dirt from the axle housing cover area.
3. Pinion shaft lock bolt.
4. Pinion shaft.
5. "C" lock from the button end of the axle shaft.
- Push the axle shaft in toward the center of the vehicle.
6. Axle shaft from the axle housing.
- Mark the shaft as left or right.
INSTALL OR CONNECT
1. Axle shaft into the housing.
- Be sure to use the correct axle on its corresponding side.
- Be careful not to damage the oil seal.
- The splines at the end of the axle shaft must engage with the splines of the rear axle side gear.
2. "C" lock on the axle shaft.
- Pull the axle shaft outward so the "C" lock seats in the counterbore of the rear axle side gear.
3. Pinion shaft through the case and the pinions.
- Align the hole in the pinion shaft with the lock bolt hole.
IMPORTANT: Anytime a differential pinion shaft locking screw is removed, it is important to coat the screw threads with Loctite(tm) 242 before reinstalling. These screws are coated with an adhesive which helps to prevent the screw from loosening in the case. When this screw is removed, the adhesive is also removed.
4. New lock bolt.
- Tighten:
Lock bolt to 34 Nm (25 ft. lbs.).
5. New gasket on the axle housing cover.
6. Axle lubricant to a level 9.5 mm (3/8 inch) from the top of the fill plug hole.
7. Brake drum and wheel.
- Check rear axle operation.