Removal and Installation

Fig. 1 Exploded View Of Front Drive Axle:

Fig. 2 Bearing & Seal Installation:

1. Raise and support vehicle.
2. Remove front wheels.
3. Remove parking brake cable bracket from transverse link and disconnect cable from disc brake caliper.
4. Using a drift and hammer, remove and discard driveshaft spring pin, Fig. 1.
5. Remove caliper support retaining bolts and the disc brake assembly. Suspend assembly from strut.
6. Disconnect tie-rod end, transverse link and damper strut from axle housing.
7. Remove axle shaft with housing from differential.
8. Separate axle shaft from housing using a suitable puller. Check axle housing bearing for wear or damage and replace oil seals, Fig. 2.
9. Reverse procedure to install.