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Final Drive Side





FRONT DRIVE SHAFT


FINAL DRIVE SIDE : Disassembly and Assembly


DISASSEMBLY
1. Fix shaft with a vise.

CAUTION:
Protect shaft when fixing with a vise using aluminum or copper plates.
2. Remove boot bands, and then remove boot from housing.
3. Put matching marks on housing and shaft, and then pull out housing from shaft.

CAUTION:
Use paint or similar substance for matching marks. Never scratch the surfaces.
4. Remover housing from spider assembly.





5. Put matching marks (A) on the spider assembly and shaft.

CAUTION:
Use paint or similar substance for matching marks. Never scratch the surfaces.





6. Remove snap ring (1), and then remove spider assembly from the shaft.
7. Remove boot from the shaft.
8. Remove dust shield from housing. (Right side)
9. Remove plug from housing. (Left side)

ASSEMBLY
1. Clean old grease on housing with paper waste.
2. Plug has been removed, install with the following procedure. (Left side)





- Install plug (1) to housing (2) with screw. (VQ37VHR)





- Install plug (1) to housing with drift. (VK56VD)

Arrow: Press
A : Drift [SST: KV38100500 ( - )]
B : Drift [SST: KV38102200 ( - )]

3. Install dust shield to housing. (Right side)

CAUTION:
Never reuse dust shield.





4. Wrap serration on shaft with tape (A) to protect boot from damage. Install boot and boot bands to shaft.

CAUTION:
Never reuse boot and boot band.
5. Remove the tape wrapped around the serration on shaft.





6. Install the spider assembly (1), align it with the matching marks
(A) on the shaft (2) during the removal, and direct the serration mounting surface (B) to the shaft.





7. Secure spider assembly onto shaft with snap ring (1).

CAUTION:
Never reuse snap ring.
8. Apply the appropriate amount of grease to spider assembly and sliding surface.
9. Assemble the housing onto spider assembly, and apply the balance of the specified amount grease.

Grease amount : Refer to Drive Shaft.

10. Align matching marks painted when housing was removed.
11. Install the boot securely into grooves (indicated by "*" marks) shown in the figure.

CAUTION:
If grease adheres to the boot mounting surface (indicated by "*" mark) on shaft or housing, boot may come off. Remove all grease from the surface.





12. To prevent the deformation of the boot, adjust the boot installation length (L) to the value shown below by inserting the suitable tool into the inside of boot from the large diameter side of boot and discharging inside air.

L : Refer to Drive Shaft.


CAUTION:
- If the boot installation length is outside the standard, it may cause breakage of the boot.
- Be careful not to touch the inside of the boot with the tip of tool.





13. Install boot bands securely as shown in the figure.

CAUTION:
Never reuse boot band.
14. Align matching marks painted when housing was removed.
15. Check that location stays in the correct position when housing and shaft are secured and boot is rotated.

CAUTION:
- Install again when location does not stay in the correct position.
- Never reuse boot band.