Removal and Installation

Fig. 1 Exploded View Of Rear Drive Axle:

1. Raise and support vehicle.
2. Remove rear wheels.
3. Remove strut-to-inner arm retaining bolts, then separate strut from inner arm.
4. Remove inner trailing arm-to-body retaining bolts, then separate inner arm from body.
5. Using a drift and hammer, drive out spring pins at both ends of drive axle, Fig. 1.
6. Separate outer DOJ from rear axle spindle by pushing inner DOJ toward rear differential while pushing brake drum downward, then remove drive axle.
7. Reverse procedure to install.