Attachment III - Technical Information

OVERVIEW

This program involves identifying the driveshaft slip yoke by inspecting the Julian date and, if necessary, replacing the driveshaft assembly.

INSPECTION





1. Locate and identify the Julian date on the driveshaft yoke. See Figure 1.

2. NOTE: The 4-digit Julian date will appear as 2 sets of 2 numbers on the slip yoke U-joint saddle.

^ If the Julian date is 7181 through 7379, proceed to the Service Procedure for driveshaft replacement. See Figure 2.

^ If the Julian date is not 7181 through 7379, the inspection is complete and driveshaft replacement is not necessary.





NOTE:
The Julian date shown in Figure 2 represents "7362" which is between 7181 through 7379. In this example, the driveshaft would need to be replaced.

NOTE:
New replacement driveshafts may have a slip yoke with a date code that appears to be within the affected dates. These slip yokes have passed an inspection and have a pink paint mark, indicating they do not have the issue associated with this recall.

SERVICE PROCEDURE

1. If OASIS and the inspection has confirmed that the driveshaft must be replaced, refer to the appropriate WSM for Driveshaft-Rear, One-Piece Removal and Installation.