Removal and Installation

REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY


AWD : Removal and Installation


REMOVAL
1. Remove center muffler with a power tool. Refer to Exploded View.
2. Remove stabilizer bar with a power tool. Refer to Exploded View.
3. Remove rear propeller shaft from the final drive. Refer to Exploded View.





4. Remove drive shaft from final drive with a power tool. Then suspend it by wire, etc. Refer to Exploded View.
5. Remove breather hose from the final drive.
6. Remove rear wheel sensor. Refer to Exploded View Removal and Installation, "FRONT WHEEL SENSOR : Exploded View".





7. Set a suitable jack to rear final drive assembly.

CAUTION:
Never place a jack on the rear cover (aluminum case).
8. Remove the mounting bolts and nuts connecting to the suspension member, and remove rear final drive assembly with a power tool.

CAUTION:
Secure rear final drive assembly to a suitable jack while removing it.

INSTALLATION
Note the following, and installation is in the reverse order of removal.





- When installing breather hose (1), refer to the figure.

CAUTION:
Make sure there are no pinched or restricted areas on the breather hose caused by bending or winding when installing it.
- Insert the resin connector into rear suspension member (2). Install the metal connector (3) in rear cover so that a paint mark becomes forward of the vehicle as shown in the figure. Arrange the breather hose then to pass by over wheel sensor harness.
- When oil leaks while removing final drive assembly, check oil level after the installation. Refer to Inspection.