Differential Axle Housing: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Raise the vehicle and support it with suitable safety stands. The hoist must remain under the rear axle housing.
2. Remove brake fluid.
3. Remove rear wheels and tires.
4. Remove propeller shaft.
5. Drain the rear axle oil into a proper container.
6. Remove parking brake cable, release the connection between the cable fixing clip equalizer.
7. Move the clip aside and pull out the breather hose.





8. Disconnect the ABS connectors (1) and remove the brackets (2) attached to the frame and center link.
9. Loosen the brake tube flare nut, remove the clip and take out the brake tube.
10. Remove the shock absorber fixing nut from the axle housing.
11. Remove the stabilizer linkage mounting nut from the axle housing.
12. Remove the lateral rod fixing nut from the axle housing.
13. Remove the center link mounting bolt and nut from the axle housing.
14. Remove the trailing link fixing bolt and nut from the axle housing.
15. Jack down and remove the coil spring and insulator.
16. Axle housing assembly can be separated from the vehicle on completion of steps 1-11.





17. Remove the brake caliper fixing bolt (3), loosen the flare nut (1), release the clip (2) and take out the brake caliper together with the flexible hose.
18. Remove brake disc.
19. Remove antilock brake system speed sensor fixing bolt and the clip and bracket on the axle housing.
20. Remove the brake pipe clip and fixing bolt on the axle housing and take out the brake pipe.
21. Remove the bearing holder fixing nut and take out the axle shaft assembly, be sure not to damage the oil seal by the spline of the shaft.
22. Remove differential assembly.

OIL SEAL REPLACEMENT





Remove the oil seal, carefully not to damage the housing, and mount new oil seal using oil seal installer J-39210.

INSTALLATION
1. Install differential assembly.
2. Install axle shaft assembly then tighten the bearing holder mounting nut to the specified torque. Be sure not to damage the oil seal by the spline of the shaft.
Torque: 74 Nm (54 ft. lbs.)
3. Install brake pipe.
4. Connect Antilock Brake System (ABS) speed sensor and harness.
5. Install brake disc.
6. Install brake caliper.
7. Install axle housing assembly.
8. Install coil spring and insulator.
9. Install the trailing link fixing bolt and nut to the axle housing.
10. Install the center link bolt and nut to the axle housing.
11. Install the lateral rod fixing nut to the axle housing.
12. Install the stabilizer linkage mounting nut to the axle housing.
13. Install the shock absorber fixing nut to the axle housing.
14. Install brake tube flare nut.
15. Install ABS connector and bracket.
16. Connect breather hose.
17. Install parking brake cable.
18. Bleed brakes.