7-32 DRIVE TRAIN
REAR AXLE
Axle Shaft, Bearing and Seal
I See Figure 106
REMOVAL & INSTALLATION
With Drum Brakes
I See Figures 107,108 and 109
1 Raise and safely support the rear of the vehicle.
2, Remove the wheel and tire assembly.
- Remove the brake drum.
- If equipped with ABS, remove the speed sensor.
- Using a line wrench, disconnect the brake line from the wheel cylin-
der. - Remove the brake shoes from the vehicle.
- Remove the two bolts and remove the parking brake cable from the
backing plate. - Working through the hole in the axle flange, remove the four back-
ing plate mounting nuts. - Using SST 09520-00031 or equivalent slide hammer puller, pull the
axle shaft from the housing. - Remove the backing plate.
[Drum Brake]
- • Oil Seal
- End Gasket
- Backing Plate
- End Gasket
^ Retainer Gasket
- Bearing Inner Retainer
^^ Bearing
'(/\ I Bearing Outer
Retainer - Non-reusable part
Fig. 106 Exploded view of the rear axle
Parking Brake Cable
Rear Speed Sense
- Retainer Gasket
- Oil Seal (w/ABS)
^ _. , | 4 Sensor Rotor (w/ABS)
()\ Bearing Inner Retainer
iVc/ rifa J I Bearing
Bearing Outer Retainer
- Oil Seal (w/ABS)
Parking Brake Cable
Parking Brake Shoe
Rear Axle Shaft