Removal and Installation
Removal and InstallationREMOVAL
1. Remove front propeller shaft.
CAUTION: Be careful not to damage spline, sleeve yoke and front oil seal when removing propeller shaft.
2. Separate drive shaft from front final drive.
3. Remove engine mounting bolts and raise up engine.
4. Remove front final drive with differential mounting member as an assembly.
CAUTION: Before removing the final drive assembly or rear axle assembly, disconnect the ABS sensor harness connector from the assembly and move it away from the final drive/rear axle assembly area. Failure to do so may result in the sensor wires being damaged and the sensor becoming inoperative.
INSTALLATION
1. Install front final drive assembly with differential mounting member as an assembly.
2. Tighten front final drive bolts and nuts in the alpha order shown to prevent drive train vibration.
Front final drive bolts
Step 1: Temporarily tighten nut A
Step 2: Temporarily tighten nut B
Step 3 (bolt C): 68 to 87 Nm (6.9 to 8.9 kg-m, 50 to 64 ft. lbs.)
Step 4 (bolt D): 68 to 87 Nm (6.9 to 8.9 kg-m, 50 to 64 ft. lbs.)
Step 5 (nut A): 68 to 87 Nm (6.9 to 8.9 kg-m, 50 to 64 ft. lbs.)
Step 6 (nut B): 68 to 87 Nm (6.9 to 8.9 kg-m, 50 to 64 ft. lbs.)
Step 7 (bolt E): 68 to 87 Nm (6.9 to 8.9 kg-m, 50 to 64 ft. lbs.)
3. Lower engine and install engine mounting bolts.
4. Install drive shaft.
5. Install front propeller shaft.