Contents: Removal ↧ Installation ↧
Removal
1. Loosen the wheel nuts, raise the front of the vehicle and securely support it on struts. Set the vehicle's parking brake and block the rear wheels to prevent the vehicle from rolling off the stands. Remove the front wheel.
2. Unscrew the drive axle hub nut. To prevent the hub from turning, insert a screwdriver through the caliper into the disc ventilation hole, then unscrew the nut (see illustration).
2.2. A screwdriver inserted through the caliper into the disc ventilation hole will hold the hub stationary when the hub nut is loosened
3. Remove the brake caliper (do not disconnect the brake hose) and the disk and tie the support to the side on the wire (see chapter 9, sections 3 and 4).
4. Separate the steering arm from the steering knuckle (see chapter 10, section 5).
5. Remove the axle shaft from the hub, then tie the outer end of the axle shaft with wire to prevent damage to the inner constant velocity joint (see illustration). If the axle shaft is securely held in the hub, use a puller to pull it out of the hub.
2.5. Turn the wheel away from the gearbox and remove the axle shaft. When disconnecting the inner end and removing from the vehicle, support the axle shaft in position at this level
6. Using a large screwdriver or pry bar, pull the inner joint out of the transmission (see illustration).
2.6 Using a large screwdriver or crowbar (indicated by the arrow), push the inner end of the axle shaft out of the gearbox
7. Support the constant velocity joints and carefully remove the axle shaft from the vehicle.
Installation
8. Lubricate the differential seals with multi-purpose grease, then, while supporting the constant velocity joints, raise the axle shaft to the desired level and insert the splined end of the inner constant velocity joint into the differential axle gear. Install the shaft in the gear by placing the blade of a screwdriver in the groove of the constant velocity joint and tapping the axle shaft into place with a hammer (see illustration).
2.8 To install the constant velocity joint into the transmission, you can use a large screwdriver or punch, positioning it in the groove on the joint housing
9. Grasp the inner constant velocity joint housing (but not for the axle shaft) and pull outward to ensure the axle shaft is firmly seated in place.
10. Apply a thin coat of multi-purpose grease to the splines of the joint, pull it onto the strut/steering knuckle assembly and install the axle shaft into the hub.
11. Insert the lower control arm ball joint pin into the steering knuckle and tighten the nut. Don't forget to use a new pin (see chapter 10, section 5).
12. Install the brake disc and caliper (refer to Chapter 9 if necessary, sections 3 and 4).
13. Tighten the hub nut. Secure the disc so that it cannot rotate using a screwdriver or punch inserted through the caliper into the disc ventilation hole, and tighten the hub nut to the torque specified in the specifications in this chapter.
14. Install the wheel and lower the vehicle. Tighten the wheel nuts to the torque specified in the specifications chapters 1.
15. Install the wheel cover.
(The article is reprinted from the website chevyman.ru)