Axle Shaft Assembly: Service and Repair

Axle Shaft Bolted On Both Sides
1. Raise and support vehicle, then remove left rear wheel and tire assembly.
2. Remove socket head bolts from drive flanges.
3. Remove righthand axle shaft inward.
4. Remove lefthand axle shaft outward.
5. Reverse procedure to install, ensuring flange surfaces are free of grease, and torque socket head bolts to 60 ft. lbs.

Axle Shaft Welded On One Side
1. Raise and support vehicle.
2. Remove socket head bolts on transmission end.
3. Remove wheel cover to gain access, then remove self locking nuts on wheel end.
4. Remove both axle shafts toward inside, lowering rear of left side exhaust assembly as necessary.
5. Run axle shafts into wheel hub on wheel end.
6. Ensure axle shaft flanges are free of grease and install socket head bolts, torquing to 60 ft. lbs.
7. Torque self locking nuts to 333 ft. lbs.