Rear Differential Front Oil Seal

Rear Differential Front Oil Seal

REPLACEMENT

1) Shift the select lever or gear shift lever to neutral.
2) Release the parking brake.
3) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
4) Lift up the vehicle.
5) Drain differential gear oil.
6) Remove the rear exhaust pipe.
7) Remove the heat shield cover.





8) Remove the propeller shaft.
9) Remove the self-locking nut while holding the companion flange with ST.
ST 498427200 FLANGE WRENCH





10) Extract the companion flange using the ST.
ST 399703600 PULLER ASSY





11) Remove the oil seal using ST or screwdriver.
ST 398527700 PULLER ASSY





12) Using the ST, install the oil seal.

NOTE:
^ Use a new oil seal.
^ Apply differential gear oil to the oil seal lips.

ST 498447120 INSTALLER





13) Use a plastic hammer to install companion flange.
14) Tighten the self-locking nut within the specified torque range so that the rotating resistance of companion flange becomes the same as that of before oil seal replacement.

NOTE:
^ Use a new self-locking nut.
^ Before installing the self-locking nut, apply seal material to self-locking nut threads.

Seal material:
THREE BOND 1324 (Part No. 004403042) or equivalent

Tightening torque:
T-type
181.5 Nm (18.5 kgf-m, 133.9 ft-lb)
VA-type
191 Nm (19.5 kgf-m, 140.9 ft-lb)

ST 498427200 FLANGE WRENCH





15) Hereafter, reassemble in the reverse order of disassembly.
16) After installing, fill the differential carrier with gear oil up to the bottom of the filler plug hole.