Rear Drive Shaft Removal

Rear Drive Shaft
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2. Lift up the vehicle, and then remove the rear wheels.
3. Lift the crimped section of axle nut.





4. While applying the parking brake, remove the axle nut using a socket wrench.

CAUTION: Remove the wheel before loosening the axle nut. Failure to follow this rule may damage the wheel bearings.

5. Remove the rear differential assembly.
6. Remove the axle nut and rear drive shaft. If it is hard to remove, use ST1 and ST2.
ST1 926470000 AXLE SHAFT PULLER
ST2 927140000 AXLE SHAFT PULLER PLATE

CAUTION:
- Do not hammer drive shaft when removing.
- Do not damage the oil seal and magnetic encoder.