Removal and Installation
REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLYDLN-161 Exploded View:
Removal and Installation
REMOVAL
1. Remove center muffler with a power tool.
2. Remove stabilizer bar with a power tool.
3. Remove rear propeller shaft from the final drive.
4. Remove drive shaft from final drive with a power tool. Then suspend it by wire, etc.
5. Remove breather hose from the final drive.
6. Remove rear wheel sensor.
7. Set a suitable jack to rear final drive assembly.
CAUTION: Never place a jack on the rear cover (aluminum case).
8. Remove the mounting bolts and nuts connecting to the suspension member, and remove rear final drive assembly with a power tool.
CAUTION: Secure rear final drive assembly to a suitable jack while removing it.
INSTALLATION
Note the following, and installation is in the reverse order of removal.
^ When installing breather hose (1), refer to the figure.
<---: Vehicle front
CAUTION: Make sure there are no pinched or restricted areas on the breather hose caused by bending or winding when installing it.
- Insert the resin connector into rear suspension member (2). Install the metal connector (3) in rear cover so that a paint mark becomes forward of the vehicle as shown in the figure. Arrange the breather hose then to pass by over wheel sensor harness.
^ When oil leaks while removing final drive assembly, check oil level after the installation. Refer to DLN-143, "Inspection". Rear Differential