Removal And Installation

REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY

Removal and Installation


REMOVAL

1.Remove rear drive shaft. Removal And Installation.





2.Disconnect sub-harness connector (1).
3.Remove propeller shaft assembly. Removal And Installation.
4.Support rear final drive assembly with a suitable jack.





5.Remove rear final drive mounting bolt (black arrow) at rear suspension member.





6.Remove final drive mounting bolts and nuts (black arrow) with power tool, and then remove rear final drive assembly from final drive mounting bracket.

CAUTION:
Secure final drive assembly to a suitable jack while removing it.
7.Remove rear final drive breather hose.
8.Remove fuel tank. Removal And Installation.
9.Remove final drive mounting bracket.

INSTALLATION

Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.
- If remove breather hose, install breather hose as following.





- Insert breather hose (1) of final drive side to breather tube (2) until hose end reaches the tube bent R portion.

(3) : Breather

- Install the breather to breather hose until hose end reaches the breather.





- Install hose clamp (1) until dimension (A) shown as follows.

Dimension A: 5 mm (0.20 in)

CAUTION:
- Never reuse hose clamps.
- Install the hose clamps, with the tab facing vehicle rear.





- Install breather assembly (1) to final drive as shown in the figure.





- Install breather hose with paint mark (A) facing vehicle rear.
- When installing rear drive shaft, never damage electric controlled coupling oil seal.
- When oil leaks while removing final drive assembly, check oil level after the installation. Inspection.
- When replacing rear final drive assembly or electric controlled coupling, perform writing unit characteristics after installing rear final drive assembly to the vehicle. Work Procedure.

CAUTION:
Always writing unit characteristics of both side electric controlled couplings.