Rear Final Drive

REAR FINAL DRIVE


Removal and Installation







REMOVAL
1. Remove the spare tire.
2. Drain the differential gear oil. Refer to Changing Differential Gear Oil.
3. Remove the rear stabilizer bar. Refer to Rear Stabilizer.
4. Remove the rear propeller shaft. Refer to Removal and Replacement.





5. Remove the rear drive shafts from the rear final drive assembly and support them using suitable wire. Refer to Removal And Installation.
6. Disconnect the breather hose from the rear final drive assembly.





7. Place a suitable jack under the rear final drive assembly.

CAUTION:
Do not place the jack on the carrier cover.
8. Remove the nuts and bolts and remove the rear final drive assembly.

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

INSTALLATION
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
- When installing the breather hose make sure the painted marking on the metal end of breather hose is to the front of the vehicle and there are no pinched or restricted areas on the breather hose caused by folding or bending when installing it.
- When installing the breather hose insert the plastic end of the breather hose into the hole in the suspension member.
REAR FINAL DRIVE BREATHER





- Fill the rear final drive assembly with differential gear oil after installation. Refer to Changing Differential Gear Oil Checking Differential Gear Oil.