
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.
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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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