Halfshaft - RH

Halfshaft - RH

Material:

Removal

All vehicles

1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
2. Remove the RH wheel and tire.

3. Remove and discard the wheel hub nut.

4. NOTICE: Do not use a prying device or separator fork hetween the hall joint and the wheel knuckle. Damage to the hall joint or hall joint seai may resuit. Only use the pry har hy inserting it into the lower arm hody opening.

NOTICE: Use care when releasing the lower arm and wheel knuckle into the resting position or damage to the hall joint seal may occur.

Remove and discard the ball joint nut and bolt.
- Insert a pry bar in the lower arm body opening and separate the ball joint from the wheel knuckle.





5. NOTICE: The inner joint must not he hent more than 18 degrees. The outer joint must not he hent more than 45 degrees. Damage to the halfshaft will occur.

Using the Front Wheel Hub Remover, press out the halfshaft from the wheel hub and detach the RH halfshaft from the wheel hub.
- Support the halfshaft assembly.





6. Remove the brake hose retainer.

Automatic transmission vehicles

7. Remove and discard the retaining strap and 2 nuts.





Manual transmission vehicles

8. Remove and discard the 3 bracket-to-block bolts.





All vehicles

9. Remove the RH halfshaft.

Installation

All vehicles

1. Install the RH halfshaft with the intermediate shaft into the transmission.

Automatic transmission vehicles





2. NOTE: Install a new retaining strap and 2 nuts on the intermediate shaft bearing.

Install the front halfshaft with intermediate shaft into the transmission.
^ Tighten the lower nut to 5 Nm (44 inch lbs.).
^ Tighten the upper nut to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.).
^ Tighten the lower nut to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.).

Manual transmission vehicles

NOTE: Insert the intermediate shaft into the transmission until the intermediate shaft bearing contacts the rib of the intermediate shaft bracket.

3. Install the front halfshaft with the intermediate shaft into the transmission.
4. Install the 3 bracket bolts to the engine block.
^ Tighten to 48 Nm (35 ft. lbs.).





All vehicles

5. Using the special tool, install the RH halfshaft stub into the wheel hub.





6. NOTICE: Make sure the hall joint heat shield is installed on the hall joint stud or damage to the hall joint may occur.

Insert the ball joint stud into the wheel knuckle and install a new bolt and nut.
- Tighten to 63 Nm (46 lb-ft).





7. CAUTION: Do not tighten the front wheel hub nut with the vehicle on the ground. The nut must be tightened to specification before the vehicle is lowered onto the wheels. Wheel bearing damage will occur if the wheel bearing is loaded with the weight of the vehicle applied.

NOTE: Install and tighten the new wheel hub retaining nut to specification in a continuous rotation. Always install a new wheel hub retaining nut after loosening or when not tightened to specifications in a continuous rotation.

NOTE: Apply the brake to keep the halfshaft from rotating.

Install a new wheel hub retaining nut.
- Tighten to 270 Nm (199 ft. lbs.).

8. Install the brake hose retainer.






9. Install the wheel and tire.
10. Check the transmission fluid level.