Shafts With Both Joints-Rear
Remove1. Disconnect battery earth lead.
2. Raise rear of vehicle.
WARNING: Do not work on or under a vehicle supported only by a jack. Always support the vehicle on safety stands.
3. Remove road wheel.
4. Release stake from drive shaft nut.
5. With assistant depressing the brake pedal, remove and discard drive shaft nut.
6. Remove nut and bolt securing trailing link to rear hub, collect spacer from under bolt head.
7. Remove nut and bolt securing fixed transverse link to subframe. Collect dynamic damper.
8. Remove nut and bolt securing adjustable transverse link to subframe.
9. Position container to catch oil spillage
10. With assistance pull hub assembly outwards and release drive shaft outer joint from hub assembly.
11. Taking care not to damage 'Flinger', release drive shaft inner joint from differential using LRT-51-014 and remove drive shaft.
12. Remove and discard drive shaft circlip.
Refit
1. Inspect differential seal, renew if worn or damaged.
2. Clean ends of drive shaft and locations in hub and differential.
3. Lubricate oil seal running surface with transmission oil.
4. Fit new circlip to drive shaft.
5. Fit drive shaft to differential and push fully home.
CAUTION: Pull the drive shaft to ensure the circlip is fully engaged and retains the shaft.
6. With assistance fit drive shaft to hub.
7. Fit new drive shaft nut but do not tighten at this stage.
8. Fit nut, bolt and dynamic damper to adjustable transverse link and tighten to 120 Nm (89 ft. lbs.).
CAUTION: Nuts and bolts must be tightened with the weight of the vehicle on the suspension.
9. Fit nut and bolt to fixed transverse link and tighten to 120 Nm (89 ft. lbs.).
10. Fit spacer, nut and bolt to trailing link and tighten to 120 Nm (89 ft. lbs.).
11. Fit new drive shaft nut and tighten to 400 Nm (295 ft. lbs.). Stake nut to shaft.
12. Check and top up oil level.
13. Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to 115 Nm (85 ft. lbs.).
14. Remove stands and lower vehicle.
15. Connect battery earth lead.