Axle Shaft Assembly: Service and Repair
HALF SHAFTREMOVAL
1. With vehicle in neutral, position vehicle on hoist.
2. Remove half shaft hub nut.
3. Remove stabilizer link (2) (Fig. 1) from stabilizer bar (1).
4. Remove clevis bracket (2) lower bolt (3) (Fig. 2).
5. Remover lower ball joint nut (3) and separate lower ball joint from the lower control arm (4) (Fig. 3).
6. Pull out on the steering knuckle and push the half shaft out of the knuckle.
7. With a pry bar remove the half shaft from the axle.
NOTE: Right side half shaft has an axle shaft that may come out of the axle.
INSTALLATION
NOTE: Separate right half shaft from axle shaft in a vise if necessary and install axle shaft in the axle.
1. Apply a light coat of wheel bearing grease on the female splines of the inner C/V joint.
2. Install half shaft on the axle shaft spline and push firmly to engage the snap-ring. Pull on the half shaft to verify snap has engaged.
3. Clean hub bearing bore and apply a light coat of wheel bearing grease.
4. Pull out on the steering knuckle and push the half shaft through the knuckle.
5. Install lower ball joint (3) into the lower control arm (4) and tighten pinch bolt (Fig. 4).
6. Align clevis (2) with knuckle. Install and tighten lower clevis bolt (3) to specifications (Fig. 5).
7. Install stabilizer bar link (2) on stabilizer bar (1) (Fig. 6).
8. Install half shaft hub nut and tighten to specifications.