Rear Axle

CAUTION: To help avoid personal injury when a vehicle is on a hoist, provide additional support for the opposite end from which components are being removed. The additional support will reduce the possibility of the vehicle falling off the hoist. When removing major components of the vehicle while the vehicle is on a hoist, the vehicle frame should be chained to the hoist pads at the name end as the removed components to prevent tip-off. Failure to follow these precautionary measures could result in vehicle damage, serious personal injury or death.

REMOVE OR DISCONNECT
- Raise the vehicle.
- Support the rear axle housing separately.

1. Rear wheels and drums.
2. Shock absorber lower nuts and bolts.
3. Shock absorbers from axle.
4. Bolts and retainers from the pinion flange.

Important:
- It is essential that the positions of all driveline components relative to the propeller shaft and axles be observed and accurately reference marked prior to disassembly. These components include the propeller shafts, drive axles, pinion flanges, output shafts, etc. All components must be reassembled in the exact relationship to each other as they were when removed. Specifications and torque values, as well as any measurements made prior to disassembly, must be followed.
- Mark the propeller shaft and the pinion flange.

5. Propeller shaft.
- Secure the propeller shaft up and out of the way to avoid stress on the universal joints.
6. Brake pipes at the axle housing.
7. Parking brake cables.
8. U-bolts and anchor plates.
9. Vent hose from the axle housing.
- Lower the axle from the vehicle.

INSTALL OR CONNECT
1. Axle into the vehicle.
2. Vent hose to the axle housing.
3. U-bolts and anchor plates.
4. Brake pipes to the wheel cylinders and axle housing.
- Tighten brake pipe fittings to 18 Nm (13 ft. lbs.).
5. Parking brake cables.
6. Brake drums.
- Bleed the brake system.
7. Propeller shaft.
- Line up the previously made marks on the propeller shaft with the marks on the pinion flange.
8. Retainers and bolts to pinion flange.
- Tighten bolts to 36 Nm (27 ft. lbs.).
9. Shock absorbers to the axle.
10. Nuts.
- Tighten nuts to 102 Nm (75 ft. lbs.).
11. Tires and wheels.
12. Refill axle housing. Add lubricant to a level within 9.5 mm (3/8 inch) of the filler hole.