Removal

Full Floating Axle Bolts:

1. Set the parking brake and loosen the eight axle shaft retaining bolts.

2. Raise the vehicle to the desired working height, keeping the axle parallel with the floor.

3. Release parking brake and back off the rear brake adjustment, if necessary.

4. Remove the wheel and tire assembly.

Brake Drum Removal:

5. Remove brake drum. If equipped, push-on (sheet metal) drum retainer nuts may be discarded.

NOTE: Push-on retainer nuts are used for shipping purposes only and have no effect on vehicle function.

Full Floating Axle Removal:

6. Remove the eight 7/16-inch axle shaft bolts and remove the axle shaft.

Axle Hub Socket:

7. Install Hub Wrench T85T-4252-AH so that the drive tangs of the tool engage the four slots in the hub nut.

CAUTION: The hub nut8 are right hand thread (right hub) and left hand thread (left hub). Each hub nut 18 stamped RH for right hub nuts or LH for left hub nuts.

Axle Hub Nut Removal:

8. Remove hub nut (counterclockwise for right hand thread; clockwise for left hand thread).

CAUTION: Under no circumstances are power Impact tools to be used when performing these operations.

NOTE: The hub nut will ratchet during this operation.

Step Plate Adapter Tool:

9. Install Step Plate Adapter Tool D8OL-630-7.

Hub Puller:

10. Install Puller Tool D8OL-1002-L or equivalent and loosen hub to the point of removal. Remove puller tool and step plate.

11. Remove hub assembly.

Hub And Outer Bearing Removal:

CAUTION: Do not drop outer hub bearing.

12. To replace hub oil seal, refer to HUB DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY in this Section.

NOTE: The inner bearing is located behind the hub oil seal.