Contents: Removal ↧ Installation ↧
Removal
1. Raise and secure the vehicle.
2. Remove the wheels.
3. Remove the lower engine skid plates,
4. Unscrew the drive shaft mounting nut in the front hub.
5. Unscrew the nut securing the steering tip to the steering knuckle.
6. Disconnect the tie rod end using a ball joint puller.
7. Unscrew the nut securing the ball joint to the steering knuckle.
8. Disconnect the steering knuckle from the ball joint using a ball joint puller.
9. Push the hub axle out of the wheel hub.
10. Remove the drive shaft from the transmission housing using a drive shaft puller.
Points 11-16 describe the steps for removing the drive shaft on a vehicle with an automatic transmission.
11. Remove the connecting nut and bolt of the damper block of the rear bracket of the power unit suspension.
12. Remove the rear bracket bolts and the powertrain mount bracket.
13. Remove the connecting nut and bolt of the damper block of the rear bracket of the power unit suspension.
14. Remove the rear bracket bolts and the powertrain mount bracket.
15. Push the main drive shaft out of the wheel hub.
16. Remove the drive shaft from the gearbox housing using a drive shaft puller.
Caution: Support the disconnected end of the drive axle. Do not allow the drive shaft to hang freely from the axle housing after it is disconnected from the wheel hub. Place a container under the gear housing to collect any fluid that leaks out. After removing the drive shaft, cover the opening of the gear housing with a cap to retain fluid in the housing and prevent dirt from entering.
Installation
1. Clean the hub and gearbox housing seals.
2. Install the drive shaft into the final drive.
3. Install the wheel hub onto the splined end of the drive shaft.
4. (For cars with automatic transmission) Install the bracket and rear bracket bolts, tightening them to a torque of 60 Nm.
5. (For cars with automatic transmission) Install the damper block bolt and tighten it to 80 Nm.
6. Connect the steering knuckle to the ball joint.
7. Connect the tie rod end to the steering knuckle, tightening the nut to a torque of 45 Nm.
8. Install the ball joint nut and tighten it to a torque of 50 Nm.
7. Loosely install the new drive shaft nut. Always use a new nut.
9. Install the wheels.
10. Tighten the nuts without tightening them.
11. Lower the vehicle. Tighten. Tighten the wheel nuts to 120 Nm.
12. Tighten the drive shaft nut to 300 Nm.
13. Secure the nut to the hub axle by pressing the thin edge of the nut into the longitudinal groove of the hub axle using a center punch and hammer.
Install the lower engine covers.
14. Fill the gearbox housing with fluid to the required level.
