Front Axle

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

REMOVAL SERVICE POINT
[[A]] FRONT PROPELLER SHAFT REMOVAL





Make mating marks on the flange yoke and the differential carrier companion flange. Remove the front propeller shaft.

INSTALLATION SERVICE POINTS
]]A[[ CLUTCH GEAR BEARING END PLAY INSPECTION
Check the end play of the clutch gear bearing by the following procedure before installing the freewheel clutch assembly.
1. Insert flat washers of the same thickness as the housing tube [9.0 mm (0.35 inch)] onto the bolt, and then temporarily install the freewheel clutch assembly to the front differential.





2. Place a micrometer against the end of the clutch gear and check the end play of the clutch gear bearing.
Standard value: 0.05 - 0.30 mm (0.002 - 0.012 inch)
3. If the play is not within the standard value, disassemble the bearing and insert a spacer of the appropriate thickness.

NOTE: The thicknesses of the spacers vary in steps of 0.25 mm (0.010 inch).

]]B[[ FRONT PROPELLER SHAFT INSTALLATION
Install the front propeller shaft so that the mating marks of the flange yoke and the differential carrier companion flange are aligned.

]]C[[ VACUUM HOSE INSTALLATION





Install the vacuum hoses so that they match the identification colors of the actuator assembly nipple.