Contents: Removal ↳ Installation ↳
Removal
1. Raise the vehicle and remove the rear wheel on the appropriate side.
2. Remove the brake drum.
3. Unscrew the mounting nut and remove the hub flange using a suitable puller.
4. Unscrew the nuts securing the wheel hub to the rear suspension arm.
5. Remove the wheel hub and disconnect the brake shield.
6. Attach the brake shield carrier with two bolts to the rear suspension arm.
7. Remove the axle shaft.
Attention! Three-arm axle joints cannot be turned relative to each other at an angle greater than 13°, as this will impair their functionality.
Installation
1. Insert the end of the axle shaft into the splined hole in the differential case.
2. Attach the wheel hub and brake shield to the rear suspension arm.
3. Install the four mounting bolts, the hinge housing and new housing mounting clamps.
4. Install the wheel hub flange and tighten the hub mounting nut without fully tightening.
5. Install the brake drum and rear wheel.
6. Lower the vehicle and tighten the rear wheel hub nut and wheel mounting bolt nuts to the appropriate torques.
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