Final Assembly

- Tools Required:
- J 8092 Driver Handle
- J 23765 Axle Shaft Bearing Installer
- J 23771 Axle Shaft Seal Installer
- J 23911 Pinion Oil Seal Installer

INSTALL OR CONNECT





1. Bearing (27) with J 23765 and J 8092 until the tool bottoms against the housing shoulder.
- Lubricate the bearing with axle lubricant.





2. Oil seal using J 23771 until the oil seal is flush with the axle tube.
- Lubricate the seal lips with gear lubricant.
3. Axle shafts (33) into the axle housing (1).
- Be careful not to damage the oil seal.
- The splines at the end of the axle shaft must engage with the splines of the axle side gear.
4. "C" locks (34) on the axle shaft (33).





- Pull the axle shaft (33) outward so the "C" lock (34) seats in the counterbore of the axle side gear.
5. Pinion shaft (17) through the case (24) and differential gears (22).
- Align the hole in the pinion shaft with the lock bolt hole.
6. Pinion shaft lock bolt (15).
- Tighten lock bolt (15) to 34 Nm (25 ft. lbs.).
7. Cover gasket (11) and cover (12).
- Tighten cover bolts (14) to 27 Nm (20 ft. lbs.).
8. Lubricant into the axle.
- Lubricant to a level within 9.5 mm (3/8 inch) of the filler plug hole.
- Tighten fill plug (3) to 35 Nm (26 ft. lbs.).