Common joints should be greased along with the suspension every 30,000 miles. To complete this, it Testament be exigent to hoist the rear wheels so the transmission can be levy in impartial. The driveshaft Testament further itch to be turned to access the grease Trimmings. The usual joints sanction the driveshaft To possess a complete span of travel. Exigency of lubrication is the important discernment for usual Seam failure.
Instructions
1. Uplift the Motor lorry with the floor jack and dwelling the jack stands under the rear axle housings. Lower the Motor lorry onto the jack stands. Remove the four nuts on the U-bolts securing the driveshaft to the Driving-wheel yoke using a wrench.
2. Distance the drip pan under the rear of the transmission tail housing conscientious in position any oil leaks when the driveshaft is removed. Pull the driveshaft rear typical outside of the Driving-wheel yoke and advance by pulling the driveshaft absent of the transmission tail housing.
3. Deposit the driveshaft on the floor and remove the four snap rings located above the typical Seam bearing caps using arrow nose pliers. Settle the broad socket, which Testament fact as a receiver for the bearing caps, on the floor face up. Area one of the usual bearing caps over the opening in the socket.
4. Remove the lower bearing cap by using the drift on the contrasted top bearing cap and hammering the top cap down forcing the lower cap elsewhere into the socket. Install the grease becoming into the modern habitual Seam and tighten slightly with a wrench. Remove the bearing caps from the distinct popular Seam carefully so the needle bearings do not become misaligned inside the cap. Check each cap as it is removed and straighten any needle bearing that has fallen off its inside pedestal.
Turn the driveshaft encircling so the top cap is nowadays on the backside. Operate the drift on the popular advertise that was in the bearing cap and hammer it down forcing the lower bearing away.5. The bearings should all stand up against the inside wall of the cap.
6. Place the universal center section between the cap openings in the driveshaft. Hold the center section while taking one of the caps and laying it on the floor under the driveshaft opening. Lower the driveshaft opening over the bearing cap. At this point, to keep the bearings together in the cap, lower the center section so the bearing surface is inside the bearing cap.
7. Insert the lower bearing cap by hammering the top of the driveshaft and forcing it down over the bearing cap. Hammer the driveshaft until the lower bearing cap is 3/4 of the way in, keeping the center section in the bearing the whole time. Holding the center section in the bearing cap, rotate the driveshaft so the newly installed bearing cap is on top. Carefully take another bearing cap and place it under the opposite hole. Lower the driveshaft down on the next bearing cap. Lower the center section down part way so it engages the lower bearing.
8. Hammer the top bearing forcing the lower bearing into the opening. Hammer the top and bottom bearing using the drift until you can see the groove for the snap rings above the bearing cap. Install the snap rings using the needle nose pliers.
9. Install the driveshaft by sliding the front tube into the transmission tail housing and pushing it in all the way. Place the driveshaft universal bearing caps on the remaining posts on the center section. Place the universal bearings into the pinion yoke and install the U-bolts and nuts. Tighten the nuts with a wrench.
