Drive Axle

Drive Axle

Removing

- Loosen drive axle bolt to wheel hub:

• Hex head bolt, refer to => [ Drive Axle Hex Bolt Connection, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Hex Bolt Connection, Loosening and Tightening

• Twelve point bolt, refer to => [ Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening

- Remove wheel.

- Remove bolts for tie rod - 1 - and lower transverse link - 3 - from wheel bearing housing - 4 -.





- Remove bolt - arrow -.





- Loosen input shaft at transmission flange.

- Swing wheel bearing housing upward and remove drive axle from inner splines.

- Remove drive axle.

Installing

Installation is in reverse order of removal, with special attention to the following:

- Install wheel and tighten. Refer to => [ Wheel Bolt Tightening Specification ] Specifications.

Connections to wheel bearing housing may only be carried out of dimension between wheel hub center and lower edge of wheel housing, measured before assembly, is achieved => [ Measure Dimension ] .

• On vehicles equipped with an aluminum wheel bearing housing, make sure that there is a washer installed between the wheel bearing housing and the shock absorber.

Tightening Specifications