Rear Differential Member

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2. Move the selector lever to "N".
3. Release the parking brake.
4. Jack up the vehicle and support it with rigid racks.




5. Remove the rear exhaust pipe.




6. Remove the front exhaust cover.
7. Remove the propeller shaft from body.
8. Install the extension cap to transmission.




9. Remove the parking brake cable guide from the trailing link.




10. Disconnect the parking brake cable clamps.




11. Disconnect the parking brake cable from the clip at the tank cover.




12. Remove the tank cover.




13. Remove the four bolts which secure the bracket to the rear differential member.




14. Support the rear differential with transmission jack.




15. Remove the two bolts which secure the bracket and rear differential to rear differential member.
16. Remove the self locking nuts which connect the rear differential to the rear sub frame.
17. While slowly lowering transmission jack, move the rear differential forward and remove bolts from the rear sub frame.

CAUTION:
^ Do not tilt the rear differential, or the rear differential gear oil will spill out.
^ Do not lower the rear differential excessively, or the rear drive shaft boot may be damaged.




18. Remove the bolts which secure the rear differential member to rear sub frame.




19. Remove the rear differential member.


INSTALLATION
To install, reverse the removal sequence.



1. Install the rear differential member. When installing the rear differential member, pay attention not to confuse the installation sequence of the upper and lower stoppers.
2. Installing procedure hereafter is the reverse of the removal.