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Final Drive - Output Shaft Housing Seal



OUTPUT SHAFT HOUSING OIL SEAL

RENEW
- Remove the road wheel.



- Turn the drive shaft for access to first securing nut (1 Fig 1) and remove drive shaft to final drive flange securing nut.
- Turn shaft for access and remove remaining nuts.
- Place a suitable stand to the front.
- Reposition the drive shaft from the flange and position hub onto the stand.
- Ensure that the brake hose is not stressed - displace and remove the spacer from the flange.
- Undo and remove the first output shaft securing bolt.
- Reposition the output flange for access.
- Repeat for the remaining securing bolts.
- Displace and remove the output shaft assembly and remove and discard "0" ring seal.
- Clean the output shaft and final drive faces.
- Fit the new "0" ring seal.
- Reconnect the output shaft.
- Fit and tighten the securing bolts.
- Refit the road wheel.

TORQUE FIGURES
Oil seal housing to differential 51 - 58 Nm
Output shaft to differential 78 - 95 Nm
Wheel nut to wheel stud (STEEL WHEEL) 65 - 85 Nm
Wheel nut to wheel stud (ALLOY WHEEL) 88 - 102 Nm

SPANNER SIZES
17 mm

11/16AF