Removal And Installation

REAR DRIVE SHAFT


Removal and Installation


REMOVAL
1. Remove tire with power tool.
2. Remove cotter pin and adjusting cap, then loosen wheel hub lock nut. Refer to Exploded View.





3. Put matching mark (A) on drive shaft and wheel hub and bearing assembly.
4. Remove center muffler. Refer to Exploded View(VQ35HR), Exploded View (VK50VE).





5. Patch wheel hub lock nut with a piece of wood. Hammer the wood to disengage wheel hub and bearing assembly from drive shaft.

CAUTION:
- Never place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle. Also be careful not to overextend slide joint.
- Never allow drive shaft to hang down without support for counterpart such as joint sub-assembly, and other parts.

NOTE:
Use a suitable puller if wheel hub and bearing assembly and drive shaft cannot be separated even after performing the above procedure.
6. Remove wheel hub lock nut.
7. Remove mounting bolts between side flange and drive shaft.
8. Remove drive shaft.

INSTALLATION
Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.
- Clean the matching surface of wheel hub lock nut and wheel hub and bearing assembly.

CAUTION:
Never apply lubricating oil to these matching surface.





- Clean the matching surface of drive shaft and wheel hub and bearing assembly, and apply paste [service parts (440037S000) to cover entire flat surface (A) of joint sub-assembly of drive shaft.

Standard Amount paste 1.0 - 3.0 g (0.04 - 0.10 oz)

- Never use a power tool to tighten the wheel hub lock nut.
- Perform the final tightening of each of parts under unladen conditions, which were removed when removing wheel hub and bearing assembly and axle housing.
- There must be no play between adjusting cap, cotter pin and wheel hub lock nut.
- Never reuse cotter pin and bushing.