Removal - left side
1. Raise the car.
2. Drain the oil from the front axle reduction case.
3. Remove the anti-roll bars (early models) or suspension damper (later models).
4. Turn away bolts of fastening of a power shaft of a wheel to an axle shaft of the bridge.
Caution: Suspend the wheel drive shaft on a wire to avoid excessive fracture of the shaft CV joint.
5. Disconnect the wheel drive shaft from the gearbox axle flange.
6. Using a hammer and a bronze drift, knock out the axle shaft from the gearbox housing.
7. Turn away nuts of fastening of a beam of the bridge to an arm.
8. Turn away bolts of fastening of a beam of the bridge to a reducer case.
9. Remove a beam of the bridge and a half shaft.
10. Remove the axle shaft from the beam.
11. Remove the oil seal and axle bearing from the beam. On late models, discard the axle beam spacer.
Installation - left side
1. Install a new bearing and axle shaft seal in the axle beam.
2. Install the axle shaft into the beam, but not completely yet.
3. Apply sealant to the axle beam mounting flange (early models) and new gasket (later models).
4. Install the axle shaft and axle beam assembly to the gear housing.
5. Install and tighten the axle beam mounting bolts. Tightening torque 40 Nm.
6. Tighten the nuts securing the axle beam to the bracket. Tightening torque 100 Nm.
7. Install the axle shaft in the gearbox housing:
- A) Rotate the axle shaft until the splines of the axle shaft and the differential side gear are aligned.
- b) Using a soft metal hammer, drive the axle shaft into the pinion until the circlip snaps into place.
- V) Pull the shaft outward and make sure that the retaining ring snaps into place.
8. Install the wheel drive shaft on the axle shaft flange
9. Tighten bolts of fastening of a shaft of a drive of a wheel. Tightening torque 75-80 Nm.
10. Install the stabilizer links or shock absorber.
11. Fill the axle housing with gear oil.
12. Lower the car.
Removal and installation - right side
1. Raise the car.
2. Drain the oil from the front axle reduction case.
3. Turn away bolts of fastening of a power shaft of a wheel to an axle shaft of the bridge. Tightening torque 80 Nm.
Caution: Suspend the wheel drive shaft on a wire to avoid excessive fracture of the shaft CV joint.
4. Using a hammer and a bronze drift, knock out the axle shaft from the gearbox housing.
5. Installation is carried out in the reverse order.