Service Procedure

1. Lift the vehicle on an appropriate hoist.

2. Remove both rear wheels.





3. While a helper applies the brakes to keep the hubs from rotating, remove and discard both rear hub nuts from the right and left rear halfshafts (Figure 1).

4. Install a new hub nut on the end of the right and left rear halfshaft. While a helper applies the brakes to keep the hubs from turning, tighten hub nuts to 157 ft. lbs. (213 N.m).

5. Install the rear wheels.





6. Tighten the lug nuts on both rear wheels in the sequence shown in Figure 2 to the following:

> Aluminum Wheels - 110 ft. lbs. (150 N.m).

> Steel Wheels - 140 ft. lbs. (190 N.m).

7. Lower the vehicle from the hoist.