Axle Shaft Assembly: Service and Repair

AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY, RENEW

Fig.1:

Fig.2:

^ Disconnect vehicle battery ground lead.

^ Slacken appropriate axle shaft hub nut.

^ Support the vehicle at the rear and remove rear road wheel.

^ Remove brake caliper, but do not disconnect hydraulics.

^ Slacken hub carrier fulcrum and remove ABS sensor from hub carrier.

^ Remove axle shaft hub nut and collar.

^ Remove fixings axle shaft to differential output shaft flange, note camber shim.

^ With service tools JD 1D/7 (Fig. 1) and JD 1D (Fig. 2), push shaft through hub.

^ Remove axle shaft assembly.

Caution: Take care not to introduce debdi into the hub beadnge, or damage seal.

^ Prior to assembly, remove all traces of adhesive from hub splines.

^ Assembly and fitting is the reversal of this procedure taking note of the following:

- Adhesive should be applied to axle shaft splines over a radial area of 30 to 50%.

- Renew all bolts that were originally fitted with thread locking adhesive.

- Replace all locking wire and split pins (cotter pins).

- Tighten all fixings to the specified torque.

- Check and adjust rear wheel camber setting.

- Verify operation of brakes.

- Renew all self locking nuts.

Note: The axle shaft nut is a self-locking item with a thread insert and must NOT be re-used.