Removal and Installation

Removal and Installation
REMOVAL
1. Drain the rear final drive gear oil. Refer to "DRAINING".
2. Remove the rear propeller shaft.
^ Plug rear end of transfer (4WD models only).
3. Remove the axle shafts, back plates and torque members.





4. Disconnect the following components from the rear final drive.
^ ABS sensor wire harness
^ Parking brake cable
^ Brake hoses
^ Differential lock position switch harness connector
^ Differential lock solenoid harness connector

CAUTION: Position the wire harnesses, cable and hoses away from the final drive assembly. Failure to do so may result in components being damaged during rear axle assembly removal.

5. Support the rear final drive using a suitable jack.
6. Remove rear shock absorber lower bolts.
7. Remove leaf spring U-bolt nuts.

WARNING: Support the rear final drive assembly using suitable jack before removing leaf spring U-bolt nuts.

8. Remove rear final drive assembly using suitable jack.

INSTALLATION
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
Fill the rear final drive with new gear oil until oil level reaches the specified limit near the filler plug hole.
Refer to "Checking Differential Gear Oil".
^ Refill brake fluid and bleed the air from the brake system. Refer to "Bleeding Brake System".