REAR SUSPENSION AND DRIVE LINE 4-32
HP?
Fig.
81
—Whed Bearing and/or Oil Seal Installation
4.
Install brake components on flange and connect
hydraulic line to wheel cylinder inlet. See Section 5
for brake assembly procedure.
5. Install axle shaft, brake drum and wheel and tire
assembly.
6. Bleed and. adjust brakes as outlined in Section 5.
Installation
1.
Slide axle shaft into place.
CAUTION: Exercise care that splines on end
of shaft do not damage oil seal and that they
engage with splines of differential side gear/
2.
Install axle shaft "C" lock on button end of axle-
shaft and push shaft outward so that shaft lock seats
in counterbore of differential side gear.
3.
Position differential pinion shaft through case and
pinions, aligning hole in shaft with lock screw hole.
Install lock screw and torque to specifications.
4.
Using a new gasket, install carrier cover and torque
bolts to specifications.
CAUTION: Make sure both gasket surfaces on
carrier and cover are clean before installing
new gasket. Torque carrier cover bolts in a
crosswise pattern to ensure uniform draw on
cover gasket.
5. Fill axle with lubricant to a level even with bottom
of filler hole. See Section 0 for proper lubricant.
6. Install brake drum and wheel and tire assembly.
7. Lower vehicle and test operation of axle.
PINION FLANGE, DUST DEFLECTOR
AND/OR OIL SEAL
Replacement
1.
Raise rear of vehicle and place stand jacks under
frame side rails so that axle hangs freely to allow
sufficient working room.
2.
Check wheels for freedom of rotation.
3.
Separate rear universal joint, tape trunnion bearings
to joint, position propeller shaft to one side and tie
it to frame side rail.
4.
Using Tool J-5853 with Adapter J-5810 and a suitable
socket on the pinion flange nut, rotate the pinion
through several complete revolutions and record the
torque required to keep the pinion turning (fig. 82).
If flange is to be reused, mark pinion and flange for
reassembly in the same relative position.
5. Install Tool J-8614-1 on pinion flange and remove
pinion flange nut and washer (fig. 83). (Position
Fig. 82—Measuring Drive Pinion Bearing Preload
J-8614-1 on flange so that the four notches are
toward flange.) Discard nut and use a new one
upon reassembly.
6. Thread pilot end of Tool J-8614-3 into small O.D.
end of J-8614-2. Then with J-8614-1 installed as
in Step 4, insert J-8614-2 into J-8614-1 and turn
it 45 degrees to locked position. Remove flange by
turning J-8614-3 while holding J-8614-1 (fig. 84).
7. Pry old seal out of bore, using a screw driver or a
hammer and chisel.
8. Inspect pinion flange for smooth oil seal surface,
worn drive splines, damaged ears, and for smooth-
ness of bearing contact surface. Replace if
necessary.
9. If deflector requires replacement, remove by tapping
from flange, clean up stake points; install new de-
flector, and stake deflector at three new equally
spaced positions.
NOTE:
Staking operation must be performed
in such a manner that the seal operating surface
is not damaged.
1.0. Pack the cavity between the seal lips of the pinion
flange oil seal with a lithium-base extreme pressure
lubricant, position seal in bore, then using Tools
J-21468 and J-9458, for light-duty axle and Tool
Fig. 83-—Drive Pinion Nut Removal
CHEVROLET CHASSIS SERVICE MANUAL
CLUTCH
AND
TRANSMISSIONS
7-20
COMPONENT PARTS REPLACEMENT
3.
4.
5.
6.
TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT
(EXC.
CORVETTE)
Removal From Vehicle
1.
Remove shift lever trim plate and dust boot.
Remove shift lever assembly.
Raise vehicle
to
desired working height.
Disconnect
the
speedometer cable from speedometer
driven gear fitting.
.
~
. •
Remove propeller shaft, then support engine
at the
oil
pan
rail with
a
jack
or
other suitable support
capable
of
supporting
the
engine when transmission
is removed.
Disconnect shift lever bracket assembly from exten-
sion
and
remove
all 3
transmission shifter levers
from shifter shafts, (leave linkage connected
to
levers)
and
remove bracket assembly levers
and
linkage.
Remove extension mount7 to-crossmember attaching
bolts.
Loosen transmission crossmember
and
move rear-
ward
or
remove.
Remove
the
transmission-to-clutch housing retaining
bolts
and
install two guide pins, J-1126,
in
top holes.
Slide
the
transmission straight back until
the
input
shaft
is
free
of
splines
in the
clutch disc.
Slide
the
transmission rearward
to
allow sufficient
clearance
of
input shaft
and
clutch housing. Then tilt
input shaft
end of
transmission downward and with-
8.
9.
10.
11.
draw transmission from vehicle.
installation
to
Vehicle
1.
Raise transmission
and
rotate
as
necessary-to start
input shaft into clutch disc
and
slide transmission
forward until
it
bottoms against clutch housing.
Re-
move guide pins.
2.
Install
the
transmission-to-clutch housing retaining
bolts.
Torque
all
four retaining bolts
to 50 ft. lbs.
3.
Raise engine
and
position extension mount
to
cross-
member,
and
loosely install
the
retaining bolts.
Tighten crossmember
to
frame retaining bolts.
4.
Remove temporary support from engine, and torque
the extension mount retaining bolts.
5. Install propeller shaft.
6. Install control lever bracket assembly
to
transmis-
sion extension
and
connect shifter levers
to
shifter
shafts.
7. Fill transmission
to
level
of
filler plug hole with
correct lubricant specified
in
Section
0.
8. Lower vehicle and install shift lever assembly, check
shift pattern and adjust linkage
as
required.
9. Install trim plate and dust boot.
CORVETTE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT
Refer
to
similar procedure under 3-Speed Corvette
Transmission.
FOUR-SPEED (SAGINAW) TRANSMISSION
INDEX
Page
General Description
7-20
Maintenance
and
Adjustments
. . 7-21
Shift Linkage Adjustment.
. 7-21
Speedometer Driven Gear
and
Oil Seal ................
(See
Muncie 4-Speed)
Side Cover
7-22
Page
Removal
. . , 7-22
Disassembly
. . 7-22
Assembly
. . . 7-22
Installation
. 7-22
Extension
Oil
Seal
(See
Muncie 4-Speed)
Transmission Replacement (See Muncie 4-Speed)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Saginaw four speed fully synchronized
(all
forward
gears) transmission incorporates helical drive gears
throughout.
The main drive gear
is
supported
by a
ball bearing
at
the front
end of the
transmission case and
is
piloted
at its
front
end in an oil
impregnated bushing mounted
in the
engine crankshaft.
The
front
end of the
mainshaft
is
piloted
in a row of
roller bearings
set
into
the
hollow
end
of
the
main drive gear
and the
rear end
is
carried
by a
ball bearing mounted
in the
front
of the
extension housing.
The countergear
is
carried
on a
single
row of
rollers
at both ends while thrust
is
taken on thrust washers
lo-
cated between
the
ends
of the
gear and
the
thrust bosses
in
the
case. Ah anti-rattle plate assembly
at the
front
of
the countergear provides
a
constant spring tension
be-
tween
the
counter
and
clutch gears
to
reduce torsional
vibrations.
The
sliding reverse idler gear
is
carried
on
a bushing finish bored
in
place.
It
rotates
on a
short
idler shaft retained by
a
woodruff
key.
The synchronizer assemblies consist
of a
clutch
hub,
clutch sleeve,
two
clutch
key
springs and three energizer
clutch keys
and are
retained
as an
assembly on
the
main
shaft
by a
snap ring.
A great deal
of
similarity
and
interchangeability
now
exists between
the new 3 and
4-speed Saginaw trans-
missions.
However,
the
synchronizer assembly
at the
front
of the
mainshaft
is
used
for the
third and fourth rather than
the
second
and
third shift.
The
synchronizer assembly
at
the rear
of the
mainshaft
is
used
for the
first and second
rather than
the
first
and
reverse shift. Gear teeth
cut
in
the
first and second synchronizer sleeve (reverse gear)
distinguish
it
from
the
third
and
fourth synchronizer
sleeve.
Starting from
the
front, gears
on the
mainshaft
are
third, second
and
first rather than second, first and
re-
verse.
A
fourth blocker ring
is
used between
the 1-2
synchronizer assembly
and
first gear
on the
four-speed
transmissions.
The cover
on the new
four-speed transmission
is lo-*
cated
on the
left-hand side
of the
case.
It is
similar
to
the three-speed cover with
the
addition
of a
reverse
shifter shaft assembly, detent ball
and
detent spring.
Disassembly
and
assembly procedures
are
covered
in
this section.
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