Manual

Drive Axle Assembly Removal and Installation

Tools Required:
KM-507-B Ball Joint Separator
DW340-110 Axle Shaft Remover

Removal
1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle.





2. Remove the wheels.





3. Remove the axle shaft caulking nut. Discard the nut.
4. Remove the lower ball joint pinch bolt and nut.
5. Separate the steering knuckle from the lower ball joint using the ball joint separator KM-507B.
6. Remove the tie rod nut.





7. Separate the tie rod end using the ball joint separator KM-507-B.
8. Remove the damping block connection nut and bolt.





9. Remove the rear mounting bracket bolts and the bracket.
10. Push the drive axle shaft from the wheel hub.





11. Remove the drive axle from the transaxle using the axle shaft remover DW340-110.

Installation

NOTE: Do not damage the seals.

1. Clean the hub seal and the transaxle seal.
2. Install the drive axle into the transaxle.





3. Install the wheel hub onto the axle shaft.
4. Install the rear mounting bracket bolts and the brakes.
^ Tighten the rear mounting bracket bolts to 62 Nm (45 ft. lbs.).





5. Install the damping block connection nut and bolt.
^ Tighten the damping block connection nut and bolt to 68 Nm (50 ft. lbs.).





6. Install the tie rod into the knuckle/strut and install the tie rod nut.
^ Tighten the tie rod nut to 55 Nm (41 ft. lbs.).





7. Install the lower ball joint pinch bolt and nut.
^ Tighten the lower ball joint pinch bolt and nut to 60 Nm (44 ft. lbs.).





8. Loosely install a new axle shaft caulking nut. Always use a new nut.
9. Install the wheels. Loosely install the nuts.
10. Lower the vehicle to the floor.
^ Tighten the wheel nuts to 100 Nm (74 ft. lbs.).
11. Tighten the axle shaft caulking nut to 300 Nm (221 ft. lbs.).
12. Peen the caulking nut with a punch and a hammer until the nut is locked into place on the axle shaft hub.





13. Refill the transaxle fluid to the proper level.