FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Installation

1. Position journal and journal bearings into yoke, then using press tool shown or equivalent, press journal bearings into yoke and onto journal.

Fig.68 Journal Bearings Replacement:





2. Install and seat snap rings into yoke, then using a suitable brass punch and hammer, tap journal and bearings until seated against one snap ring.
3. Using a suitable feeler gauge, measure resulting clearance, standard value dimension (A), between journal bearing cap and snap ring.

Fig.69 Journal Bearing Standard Value:





4. If standard value dimension is less than or exceeds 0.0008-0.0024 inch, select a new PAIR of snap rings from table to set clearance to standard value.

Snap Ring Thickness
0.0503 --
0.0516 yellow
0.0528 blue
0.0539 purple
0.0551 brown


5. Center journal bearing in yoke and install snap rings.