Rear Axle - 216RBI

REMOVAL
1. Raise and support the vehicle.
2. Remove wheel and tire assemblies.
3. Remove brake drums.
4. Mark propeller shaft and pinion yoke for installation reference.
5. Remove the propeller shaft from the yoke.
6. Rotate pinion gear three or four times and verify that pinion rotates smoothly.
7. Record torque necessary to rotate the pinion gear with a inch pound dial-type torque wrench.
8. Using Spanner Wrench 6958 to hold the pinion yoke, remove the pinion nut and washer.





9. Remove the pinion yoke with Remover C-452 and Wrench C-3281 (Fig. 30).
10. Remove pinion shaft seal with a pry tool or slide hammer mounted screw.

INSTALLATION





1. Apply a light coating of gear lubricant on the lip of pinion seal. Install seal with an appropriate installer (Fig. 31).





2. Install yoke on pinion gear with Installer W-162-D, Cup 8109 and Wrench 6958 (Fig. 32).

CAUTION: Do not exceed the minimum tightening torque 217 Nm (160 ft. lbs.) when installing the pinion yoke retaining nut at this point. Damage to the pinion bearings may result.

3. Install pinion washer and a new nut on the pinion gear and tighten the nut until there is zero bearing end-play.
4. Tighten pinion nut to 217 Nm (160 ft. lbs.).





5. Rotate pinion gear a minimum of ten times and verify pinion rotates smoothly. Rotate pinion shaft an inch pound torque wrench. Rotating torque should be equal to recorded reading plus an additional 0.56 Nm (5 inch lbs.) (Fig. 33).
6. If the rotating torque is low, use Spanner Wrench 6958 to hold the pinion yoke, and tighten the pinion nut in 6.8 Nm (5 ft. lbs.) increments until the proper rotating torque is achieved.
7. Install propeller shaft with reference marks aligned.
8. Add gear lubricant to the differential if necessary.
9. Install the brake drums.
10. Install wheel and tire assemblies.
11. Lower the vehicle.