1969 FORD MUSTANG seats

03-02-27

Suspension

03-02-27

MAJOR
REPAIR OPERATIONS

FRONT
SUSPENSION UPPER

ARM
BUSHINGS—ARM

REMOVED

FORD, MERCURY,

METEOR, THUNDERBIRD,

CONTINENTAL MARK III

1.
Remove the nuts and washers

from both ends of the upper arm inner

shaft.

2.
Install Tool T65P-3044-A1 on

the inner shaft and place Tool T65P-

3044-A3 inside the upper arm around

the inner shaft (Fig. 36).

F1440-A

FIG.
36—Removing Upper Arm

Bushings

3.
Position the upper arm in an

arbor press on Tool T65P-3044-A4

(Fig. 36), and press the lower bushing

out of the upper arm.

4.
Remove the bushing from the

inner shaft; turn the assembly over

and remove the bushing from the

other side of the arm. It may be nec-

essary to remove Tool T65P-3044-A1

from the inner shaft and remove the

shaft from the arm to remove the

bushing from the shaft. Then, install

the tool on the shaft and remove the

other bushing.

5. Position the shaft and bushings

to the upper arm and install the bush-
ings and inner shaft in the upper arm

as shown in Fig. 37.

6. Install a washer and new nut on

each end of the inner shaft.
PRESS
RAM

Tool—3069-AA

Tool
- T65P

3044
- A3
Tool
- T65P

3044
- A2

F1441-A

FIG.
37—Installing Upper Arm

Shaft
Bushings

LOWER
ARM OVERHAUL-

ARM
REMOVED

LINCOLN CONTINENTAL

Inspect the lower arm, bushings and

pivot bolt for cracks, bends, wear or

other damage. Replace the arm if nec-

essary.

1. If the ball joint requires replace-

ment, remove the rivet heads with a

chisel. Punch the remaining portion of

the rivets from the holes.

Do not wash the ball joint with sol-

vent. The solvent may attack parts

within the joint.

2.
If the bushing requires replace-

ment, press it out of the arm with

Tool 3069—details H, AA, and AA2

(Fig. 38).

3.
Apply silicone or liquid soap to

the shell of the new bushing. Place the

bushing in the arm with the flange end

(large end) of the bushing at the front

of the arm.

4.
Press the bushing into the arm

until the shoulder on the bushing shell

seats against the arm. Use tool

3069—details H, AA2, and M5 (Fig.

39).
F
1483-A

FIG.
38—Removing Lower Arm

Bushing

PRESS

RAM

1482-A

FIG.
39—Installing Lower Arm

Bushing

5.
If the ball joint was removed, in-

stall the new joint using the parts sup-

plied in the ball joint kit. Torque the

nuts to specification. Make sure the

joint is completely filled with the spec-

ified lubricant.

UPPER
ARM OVERHAUL-

ARM
REMOVED

LINCOLN CONTINENTAL

Inspect the upper arm and the inner

shaft for cracks, bends or other dam-

age.
Replace the parts as required.

Replacement arms come with the

bushings, inner shaft, and ball joint

installed. If the original arm is to beprocarmanuals.com

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12.
Stop the engine, and check the

control valve and hose connections for

fluid leaks. Correct the cause of any

leaks.

13.
Check the fluid level, and refill

the reservoir if necessary.

14.
With the engine running check

the position of the steering wheel

when the front wheels are in the

straight-ahead position.Do not make

any adjustments until toe-in is

checked.

15.
Keep the engine running, and

check toe-in. If either toe-in or steer-

ing wheel position is not correct make

all necessary adjustments (Part 3-1) at

the spindle connecting rod sleeves.

16.
Check the effort to turn the

wheels in both directions. The effort

should be about equal in both direc-

tions.

POWER CYLINDER

REMOVAL

1.
Disconnect the two fluid lines

from the power cylinder and allow

them to drain into a container.
CENTER LINK

POWER CYLINDER

Tool- T64P-3590-F

G 1654-A

FIG. 5—Disconnecting Power

Cylinder Stud

2.
Remove the 'pal nut, attaching

nut, washer and the insulator from the

end of the power cylinder rod.

3.
Remove the cotter pin and cas-

tellated nut that secures the power

cylinder stud to the center link.

4.
Disconnect the power cylinder

stud from the center link as shown in

Fig. 5.

5.
Remove the insulator sleeve and

washer from the end of the power cyl-

inder rod.
6. Inspect the tube fittings and the

seats in the power cylinder for nicks,

burrs or damage. Replace the seats in

the cylinder or the tubes as required.

INSTALLATION

1.
Install the washer, sleeve and the

insulator on the end of the power cyl-

inder rod.

2.
Extend the rod as far as possible.

Insert the rod in the bracket on the

frame and compress the rod as neces-

sary to insert the stud in the -center

link. Secure the stud with a castellat-

ed, nut and a cotter pin.

3.
Secure the power cylinder rod

with an insulator, washer, nut and a

pal nut.

4.
Connect each of the two fluid

lines to its respective port in the cylin-

der.

5.
Fill the reservoir to the correct

level.

6. Start the engine and turn the

steering wheel to each end of its travel

several times to cycle the system. Stop

the engine.

7.
Check the fluid level and fill as

necessary. Install the dipstick and cap.

8. Start the engine and check for

leaks.

MAJOR REPAIR OPERATIONS

CONTROL VALVE

DISASSEMBLY

1.
Wipe all fluid and loose dirt

from the outside of the control valve.

2.
Remove the centering spring cap

from the valve housing (Fig. 6).

When holding the control valve for

disassembly, use a soft-jawed vise, and

clamp the valve only around the sleeve

flange to prevent damage to the hous-

ing, spool, or sleeve.

3.
Remove the nut from the end of

the valve spool bolt. Remove the

washers, spacer, centering spring,

adapter, and bushing from the bolt

and the valve housing.

4.
Remove the two bolts that hold

the valve housing and the sleeve to-

gether, and separate the housing from

the sleeve.

5.
Remove the plug from the valve

sleeve.

6. Push the valve spool out of the

centering spring end of the valve hous-

ing, and remove the seal from the

spool.

7.
Remove the spacer, bushing, and

seal from the sleeve end of the valve

housing.
8. Drive the stop pin out of the

travel regulator stop with a punch and

hammer (Fig. 7). Pull the head of the

valve spool bolt tightly against the

travel regulator stop before driving the

pin out of the stop.

9. Turn the travel regulator stop

counterclockwise in the valve sleeve to

remove the stop from the sleeve.

10.
Remove the valve spool bolt,

spacer, and rubber washer from the

travel regulator stop.

11.
Remove the rubber boot and

clamp from the valve sleeve.

12.
Slide the bumper, spring, and

ball stud seat out of the valve sleeve,

and remove the ball stud socket from

the sleeve.

13.
After removing the return port

hose seat, remove the return port re-

lief valve.

14.
After removing the spring plug

and O-ring, remove the reaction limit-

ing valve (Fig. 8).

Tube Seat Replacement

If a hose seat is worn or damaged it

should be replaced. It can be removed

with an Easy-Out tool, or by using a

bolt of appropriate size as a puller.
1.
Tap the existing hole in the hose

seat, using a starting tap of suitable

size.
Be sure to remove all metal chips

from the hose seat port after tapping.

2.
Place a nut and large flat washer

on a bolt of the same size as the

tapped hole. The washer must be large

enough to cover the hose seat port.

3.
Insert the bolt in the tapped

hole,
and using the nut as a puller, re-

move the hose seat.

4.
Place a new hose seat in the

port, and thread a bolt of suitable size

into the port. Tighten the bolt enough

to bottom the seat in the port.

ASSEMBLY

Before assembling the control valve,

coat all parts except the seals with

Automatic Transmission Fluid. Coat

the seals with lubricant COAZ-

19553-A.

1.
Install the reaction limiting

valve, the spring, and the plug.

2.
Install the return port relief valve

and the hose seat.

3.
Insert one of the ball stud seats

(flat end first) into the ball stud sock-

et, and insert the threaded end of the

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VALVE HOUSING

VALVE SPOOL

G
1659-
A

FIG. 70—Inserting Valve Spool

13.
Pick up the housing, and slide

the spool back and forth in the hous-

ing to check for free movement.

14.
Place the valve sleeve on the

housing so that the ball stud is on the

same side of the housing as the ports

for the two power cylinder lines. In-

stall the two bolts in the sleeve, and

torque them to specifications.

15.
Place the adapter on the cen-

tering spring end of the housing, and

install the bushing, washers, spacers,

and centering spring on the valve

spool bolt.

16.
Compress the centering spring,

and install the nut on the bolt. Tight-

en the nut snug (90-100 in-lbs); then

loosen it not more than 1/4 turn (Fig.

11).
Make sure that the nut turns (90

degrees) on the threads of bolt. Exces-

sive tightening of the nut may break

the stop pin at the travel regulator

stop.

TIGHTEN NUT SNUG

(90-100 IN -LBS) THEN

LOOSEN % TURN ON

THREADS OF BOLT

ADJUSTING

NUT

CENTERING SPRING

ADAPTER

G 1034 -C

FIG. 11—Adjusting Centering

Spring

17.
Move the ball stud back and

forth in the sleeve slot to check the

spool for free movement. See Part

3-13 for the specified travel. Apply
COAZ-19553-A (silicone) grease at

the sealing areas.

18.
Lubricate the two cap attaching

bolts.
Install the centering spring cap

on the valve housing, and torque the

two cap bolts to specification.

19.
Install the nut on the ball stud

so that the valve can be positioned in

a vise as shown in Fig. 12. Then push

forward on the cap end of the valve to

check the valve spool for free move-

ment.

20.
Turn the valve around in the

vise,
and push forward on the sleeve

end to check the spool for free move-

ment.

PUSH FORWARD TO CHECK

VALVE SPOOL MOVEMENT

G 1660-A

FIG. 12—Inspecting Valve Spool

Movement

POWER CYLINDER SEAL

REMOVAL

1.
Clamp the power cylinder in a

vise,
and remove the snap ring from

the end of the cylinder. Be careful not

to distort or crack the cylinder in the

vise.

2.
Pull the piston rod out all the

way to remove the scraper, bushing,

and seals. If the seals cannot be re-
moved in this manner, remove them

from the cylinder with a sharp pick.

Take care, when using a pick, not to

damage the shaft or seal seat.

INSTALLATION

When replacing the power cylinder

seals,
install all of the parts supplied

in the repair kit for the cylinder being

repaired.

1.
Coat the new seals with lubricant

COAZ-19553-A and place the parts

(Fig. 13) on the piston rod which has

been coated with the same grease.

2.
Push the rod in all the way, and

install the parts in the cylinder with a

deep socket slightly smaller than the

cylinder opening (Fig. 14).

15/16"
O.D. X6" STEEL

ELECTRICAL CONDUIT

POWER

CYLINDER

G 1662-A

FIG. 14—Installing Power

Cylinder Seals

POWER STEERING PUMP

RESERVOIR REPLACEMENT

Refer to Group 3-10, Section 3 for

detailed instructions.

INSERT

RUBBER WIPER

SCRAPER

SEATS'

FIG. 73—Power Cylinder
SNAP RING

G 1661-Aprocarmanuals.com

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VALVE HOUSING

7W-T65P

C1239 -A

FIG. 7—Removing or Installing Lock

Nut

drain the remaining fluid from the

gear.

2.
Mount the gear in a soft-jawed

vise.

3.
Remove the lock nut and the

brass washer from the adjusting screw.

4.
Turn the input shaft to either

stop then, turn it back approximately

1 3/4 turns to center the gear.

5.
Remove the two sector shaft

cover attaching screws and the
identif-

ication tag.

6. Tap the lower end of the sector

shaft with a soft-hammer to loosen it,

then lift the cover and shaft from the

housing as an assembly. Discard the

O-ring.

7.
Turn the sector shaft cover coun-

terclockwise off the adjuster screw.

8. Remove the four valve housing

attaching bolts. Lift the valve housing

from the steering gear housing while

holding the piston to prevent it from

rotating off the worm shaft. Remove

the valve housing and the lube passage

O-rings and discard them.

9. Stand the valve body and piston

on end with the piston end down. Ro-

tate the input shaft counterclockwise

out of the piston allowing the ball

bearings to drop into the piston.

10.
Place a cloth over the open end

of the piston and turn it upside down

to remove the balls.

11.
Remove the two screws that at-

tach the ball guide clamp (Fig. 6) to

the ball nut and remove the clamp and

the guides.

12.
Install the valve body assembly

in the holding fixture (do not clamp

in a vise) and remove the lock nut and

the attaching nut as shown in Fig. 7.

13.
Carefully slide the input shaft,

worm and valve assembly out of the

valve housing. Due to the close diame-

trical clearance between the spool and

housing, the slightest cocking of the

spool may cause it to jam in the hous-

ing.

14.
Remove the shim from the

valve housing bore.
OIL SEAL

INLET TUBE SEAT

OUTLET TUBE SEAT
DUST SEAL

G1549-A

FIG.
8—Valve Housing Disassembled

Too/-T<

Tool-

T57L-500-A ,^^^

G1364-A

FIG. 9—Removing Bearing and Oil

Seal

PARTS REPAIR

OR REPLACEMENT

Valve Housing

1.
Remove the dust seal (Fig. 8)

from the rear of the valve housing

with Tools T59L-100-B and T58L-

101-A and discard the seal.

2.
Remove the snap ring from the

valve housing.

3.
Turn the fixture to place the

valve housing in an inverted position.

4.
Insert special tool in the valve

body assembly opposite the seal end

and gently tap the bearing and seal

out of the housing as shown in Fig.

9. Discard the seal. Caution must be

exercised when inserting and removing

the tool to prevent damage to the

valve bore in the housing.

5.
Remove the fluid inlet and outlet

tube seats with an EZ-out if they are

damaged.
Press Ra
Tool-

T65P-3524-A7

G1363-A

FIG. 10—Installing Valve Housing

Bearing

6. Coat the fluid inlet and outlet

tube seats with vaseline and position

them in the housing. Install and tight-

en the tube nuts to press the seats to

the proper location.

7.
Coat the bearing and seal surface

of the housing with a film of vaseline.

8. Position the bearing in the valve

housing. Seat the bearing in the valve

housing with the tool shown in Fig.

10.
Make sure that the bearing is

free to rotate.

9. Dip the new oil seal in gear lu-

bricant; then, place it in the housing

with the metal side of the seal facing

outward. Drive the seal into the hous-

ing until the outer edge of seal does

not quite clear the snap ring groove

(Fig. 11).

10.
Place the snap ring in the hous-

ing; then, drive on the ring with the

tool shown in Fig. 11 until the snap

ring seats in its groove to properly lo-

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15.
Place small amounts of vaseline

on the pump housing plate to hold the

cover gasket in place. Install the gas-

ket on the pump housing plate.

16.
Insert the pressure plate springs

into the pockets in the pump valve as-

sembly. Vaseline may be placed in the

spring pockets to hold the springs in

position (Fig. 17).

17.
Using Tool T69P-3B586-A,

plug the intake hole in the housing

(Fig. 17).

18.
Lubricate the inside of the

housing and the housing cover seal

with C1AZ-19582-A lubricant. Fabri-

cate two studs (3/8-16x1.55 ) to be

used as positioning guides. Install one

in the housing plate bolt hole closest

to the drain hole and one in the bolt

hole diametrically opposite.

19.
Align the small diameter lube

hole in the housing rim with the lube

hole in the housing plate.

20.
Install the housing, applying an

even, downward pressure. The pres-
sure plate springs must not be jarred

and moved out of position. Remove

the guide studs.

21.
Install the housing retaining

bolts finger tight.

22.
Remove Tool T69P-3B586-A.

23.
Torque the retaining bolts even-

ly to 28-32 ft-lbs until the housing

flange contacts the gasket.

24.
Install a 3/8x16 hex head

screw, finger tight, into the end of the

rotor shaft. Using a torque wrench,

check the input torque of the shaft

(Fig. 18). The torque should not ex-

ceed 15 in-lbs. If it does, loosen the

retaining bolts slightly, rotate the

rotor shaft, retorque the bolts evenly

and again check the shaft torque. The

pump must not be used if the shaft

torque exceeds 15 in-lbs.

25.
Release the pin in the bench

holding fixture and agitate the pump

assembly back and forth. If there is a

rattle, the pressure plate springs have
fallen out of their seats and must be

reinstalled.

26.
Install the reservoir O-ring on

the housing plate being careful not to

twist the O-ring. Apply vaseline to the

seal and to the ID of the reservoir

flange.

27.
Install the reservoir, aligning

the notch in the reservoir flange with

the notch in the OD of the pump

housing plate and bushing assembly.

Using only a plastic or rubber ham-

mer, tap at the rear on the outer cor-

ners of the reservoir to avoid damage.

28.
Inspect the assembly to deter-

mine if the reservoir is seated on the

housing plate.

29.
Install the service identification

tag on the outlet valve fitting.

30.
Install the outlet valve fitting

nut and torque to 43-47 ft-lbs.

31.
Invert the pump assembly.

32.
If the pulley was removed, in-

stall the correct pulley using Tool

T65P-3A733-A.procarmanuals.com

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Rear Axle — Removable Carrier Type
04-02-04

IN-VEHICLE ADJUSTMENTS AND REPAIRS

REAR AXLE SHAFT, WHEEL

BEARING AND OIL SEAL

REPLACEMENT

The rear axle shafts, wheel bear-

ings,
and oil seal can be replaced

without removing the differential as-

sembly from the axle housing.

REMOVAL OF

AXLE SHAFT

Synthetic wheel bearing seals are

used in production only. Removal and

insertion of rear axle shafts must be

performed with caution. The entire

length of the shaft (including spline)

up to the seal journal must pass

through the seal without cutting of the

seal element during axle removal or

installation will result in early seal fai-

lure.
Leather seals only will be used as

service replacement for synthetic

wheel bearing seals.

1.
Remove the wheel cover, wheel

and tire from the brake drum.

2.
Remove the nuts that secure the

brake drum to the axle shaft flange,

then remove the drum from flange.

3.
Working through the hole pro-

vided in each axle shaft flange, re-

move the nuts that secure the wheel

bearing retainer plate. Then pull the

axle shaft assembly out of the axle

housing (Fig. 4). The brake backing

plate must not be dislodged. Install

one nut to hold the plate in place after

the axle shaft is removed.

Too/-4235-C

E1032-D

FIG. 4—Removing Axle Shaft

REMOVAL OF REAR

WHEEL BEARING AND

SEAL

Synthetic seals must not be cleaned,

soaked or washed in cleaning solvents.

Removal of the wheel bearings from

the axle shaft makes them unfit for

further use.

1.
On all models except Ford, Mer-

cury or Meteor, if the rear wheel

bearing is to be replaced, loosen the

inner retainer ring by nicking it deeply

with a cold chisel in several places

(Fig. 5). It will then slide off easily.
E 1731-A

FIG. 5—Removing Rear Wheel

Bearing Retainer Ring

On Ford, Mercury and Meteor mo-

dels,
it is necessary to first drill a 1/4

inch hole not more than 5/16 inch

deep in the retainer ring surface bef-

ore using the cold chisel.

2.
Remove the bearing from the

axle shaft with the tool shown in Fig.

6 or Fig. 7.

3.
Whenever a rear axle shaft is re-

placed, the oil seal must be replaced.

Remove the seal with Tool 1175-AB

and a slide hammer (Fig. 8). If new

leather-type wheel bearing service

seals are to be installed, soak new oil

seals in SAE 10 oil for 1/2 hour

before installing.

INSTALLATION OF REAR

WHEEL BEARING AND

SEAL

1.
Inspect the machined surface of

the axle shaft and the axle housing for

rough spots or other irregularities

which would affect the sealing action

of the oil seal. Check the axle shaft

splines for burrs, wear or twist. Care-

fully remove any burrs or rough spots.

Replace worn or damaged parts.

2.
Lightly coat wheel bearing bores

with axle lubricant.

3.
Place the retainer plate on the

axle shaft, and press the new wheel

bearing on the shaft with the tool

shown in Fig. 6 or Fig. 9. Do not at-

tempt to press on both the bearing

and the inner retainer ring at the same

time.

4.
Using the bearing installation

tool (Tool 4621-A or 4234-4), press

the bearing inner retainer ring on the

shaft until the retainer seats firmly

against the bearing. On Ford, Mercu-

ry, or Meteor models, before assem-

bling the retainer onto the axle shaft,

the shaft journal and the inside di-
ameter of the retainer should be wiped

clean with a dry cloth. These parts

must not be degreased or lubricated.

5. Rear wheel oil seals with synthe-

tic sealing elements have been incor-

porated in production only. However,

leather seals only will be used as re-

placements for the synthetic sealing

elements. Install the new oil seal with

the tools shown in Figs. 10 and 12. Be

sure the new seal has been soaked in

SAE 10 oil for 1/2 hour before in-

stalling it. Wipe a small amount of oil

resistant sealer on the outer edge of

the seal before it is installed. Do not

put sealer on the sealing lip.

INSTALLATION OF

AXLE SHAFT

1.
Carefully slide the axle shaft into

the housing so that the rough forging

of the shaft will not damage the oil

seal. Start the axle splines into the

side gear, and push the shaft in until

the bearing bottoms in the housing.

2.
Install the bearing retainer plate

and the nuts that secure it. Torque the

nuts to specifications.

3.
Install the brake drum and the

drum attaching (Tinnerman) nuts.

4.
Install the wheel and tire on the

drum. Install the wheel cover.

DRIVE PINION OIL SEAL

REPLACEMENT

COLLAPSIBLE SPACER

Synthetic seals must not be cleaned,

soaked or washed in cleaning solvent.

The drive pinion oil seal can be re-

placed without removing the differen-

tial carrier assembly from the axle

housing.

1.
Raise the vehicle and install

safety stands. Remove both rear wheels

and brake drums.

2.
Make scribe marks on the drive

shaft end yoke and the axle U-joint

flange to insure proper position of the

drive shaft at assembly (Fig. 11). Dis-

connect the drive shaft from the axle

U-joint flange. Be careful to avoid

dropping the loose universal joint

bearing cups. Hold the cups on the

spider with tape. Mark the cups so

that they will be in their original posi-

tion in relation to the flange when

they are assembled. Remove the drive

shaft from the transmission extension

housing. Install an oil seal replacer

tool in the transmission extension

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1.
Remove the wheel cover, wheel

and tire from the brake drum.

2.
Remove the Tinnerman nuts that

secure the brake drum to the axle

housing flange, and then remove the

drum from the flange.

3.
Working through the hole pro-

vided in each axle shaft flange, re-

move the nuts that secure the wheel

bearing retainer plate. Then pull the

axle shaft assembly out of the axle

housing (Fig. 2). The brake backing

plate must, not be dislodged. Install

one nut to hold the plate in place after

the axle shaft is removed.

4.
If the rear wheel bearing is to be

replaced, loosen the inner retainer

ring by nicking it deeply with a cold

chisel in several places (Fig. 3). It will

then slide off easily.

5.
Remove the bearing from the

axle shaft with the tool shown in Fig.

4 or 5. If the push-puller operation

shown in Fig. 5 is used, be sure that

the puller arms contact the flat sur-

face of the axle shaft flange rather

than the bolt heads. Also with this

method, be careful not to damage or

burr the oil seal journal as the bearing

breaks loose.

6. Whenever a rear axle shaft is re-

placed the oil seal must be replaced.

Remove the seal with the tools shown

in Fig. 8. Soak new oil seals in SAE

10 oil for 1/2 hour before installing.

7.
Inspect the machined surfaces of

the axle shaft and the axle housing for

rough spots or other irregularities

which would affect the sealing action

of the oil seal. Check the axle shaft

splines for burrs, wear or damage.

Carefully remove any burrs or rough

spots.
Replace worn or damaged

parts.

8. Lightly coat wheel bearing bores

with axle lubricant.

9. Place the retainer plate on the

axle shaft, and press the new wheel

bearing on the shaft with the tool

shown in Fig. 4 or 5. The bearing

should seat firmly against the shaft

shoulder. Do not attempt to press on

both the bearing and the inner retain-

er ring at the same time.

10.
Using the bearing installation

tool, press the bearing inner retainer

ring on the shaft until the retainer

seats firmly against the bearing.

11.
Wipe all lubricant from the in-

side of the axle housing in the area of

the oil seal before installing the new

seal.

12.
Wipe a small amount of oil res-

istant sealer on the outer edge of the

seal before it is installed. Do not put

sealer on the sealing lip.

13.
Rear wheel oil seals with syn-
thetic sealing elements have been in-

corporated in production. However,

only leather seals will be used as re-

placements for the synthetic sealing

element seals. Install the new oil seal

with the tools shown in Fig. 8. Instal-

lation without use of the proper tool

will distort the seal and cause leakage.

Be sure the new seal has been soaked

in SAE 10 oil for 1/2 hour.

14.
Carefully slide the axle shaft

into the housing so that the rough

forging of the shaft will not damage

the oil seal. Start the axle splines into

the side gear, and push the shaft in

until the bearing bottoms in the housing.

15.
Install the bearing retainer plate

on the mounting bolts at the axle

housing, and install the attaching nuts.

Torque the nuts to specifications.

16.
Install the brake drum and the

drum retaining nuts.

17.
Install the wheel and tire on the

drum, and install the wheel cover.

REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT

OF DRIVE PINION OIL SEAL

Synthetic seals must not be cleaned,

soaked or washed in cleaning solvent.

Replacement of the pinion oil seal

involves removal and installation of

only the pinion shaft nut and the uni-

versal joint flange. However, this op-

eration disturbs the pinion bearing
preload, and this preload must be

carefully reset when assembling.

1.
Raise the vehicle and install safe-

ty stands. Remove the rear wheels and

brake drums.

2.
Make scribe marks on the drive

shaft end yoke and the axle U-joint

flange to insure proper position of the

drive shaft at assembly (Fig. 14). Dis-

connect the drive shaft from the axle

U-joint flange. Be careful to avoid

dropping the loose universal joint

bearing cups. Hold the cups on the

spider with tape. Mark the cups so

that they will be in their original posi-

tion in relation to the flange when

they are assembled. Remove the drive

shaft from the transmission extension

housing. Install an oil seal replacer

tool in the transmission extension

housing to prevent transmission leak-

age.
Refer to the transmission group

for the appropriate tool.

3.
Install an in-lb torque wrench on

the pinion nut Fig. 6. Record the tor-

que required to maintain rotation of

the pinion shaft through several revo-

lutions. \

4.
While holding the flange with the

tool shown in Fig. 9, remove the inte-

gral pinion nut and washer.

5.
Clean the pinion bearing retainer

around the oil seal. Place a drain pan

under the seal, or raise the front of

the vehicle higher than the rear.

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I582-A
Tool - 1175-AB

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Sea,

Bearing Preload

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Tool-T50T-100-A

REMOVAL
Tool-60K-1177-B

or 1177-BorC

INSTALLATION E1214-D

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

AXLE HOUSING

Refer to Fig. 7.

REMOVAL

1.
Raise the vehicle on a hoist.

2.
Remove the wheels and tires

from the brake drums.

3.
Position a drain pan and loosen

the rear axle cover to housing attach-

ing bolts. Drain the housing.

4.
Remove the attaching (Tinner-

man) nuts that secure the brake drums

to the axle shaft flanges, and then re-

move the drums (Fig. 7).

5.
Remove the axle housing cover

bolts,
cover and gasket. Discard the

gasket. Remove the drain pan.

6. Disconnect the drive shaft at the

drive pinion companion flange. Re-

move the drive shaft from the trans-

mission extension housing. Install an

oil seal replacer tool in the transmis-

sion housing to prevent leakage. Refer

to the transmission group for the ap-

propriate tool.

7.
Disconnect the lower end of the

shock absorbers at the mounting

brackets.

8. Disconnect the track bar from

the axle housing stud. If the axle

housing is to be replaced, transfer the

stud to the new housing.

9. Position safety stands under the

rear frame members. Lower the vehi-

cle with the hoist and allow the axle

to lower far enough to relieve rear

spring tension.

10.
Remove the pinion shaft lock

bolt and pinion shaft (Fig. 2), differ-

ential pinion gears and thrust washers.

11.
Push the axle shaft(s) inward

toward the center of the axle housing.

Remove the C-locks from the inner

ends of the axles (Fig. 3). Remove the

axle shafts from the housing. Extreme

care must be used to avoid contacting

the axle shaft seal lip with any portion

of the axle shaft other than the seal

journal.

12.
Disconnect the vent hose from

the rear vent tube and remove all

brake lines from the axle housing re-

taining clips.

13.
Remove the brake backing

plate attaching nuts and the plates

from the axle housing. Suspend the

plates above the axle housing with

mechanics wire. The hydraulic brake

lines and the parking brake cables will

remain attached to the brake backing

plates.
14.
Support the rear axle housine

on a jack.

15.
Remove the right and left rear

springs and insulators.

16.
Remove the nuts, washers and

pivot bolts that connect the suspension

lower arms to the axle housing. Dis-

connect both arms from the axle

housing.

17.
Disconnect the upper suspen-

sion arm from the axle housing by re-

moving the pivot bolt, nut, lock wash-

er and two eccentric washers.

18.
Lower the rear axle to the floor

with the jack and remove the axle

from under the vehicle.

19.
Remove the wheel bearings and

oil seals with the tool shown in Fig. 4.

20.
If the axle housing is being re-

placed, transfer all the differential and

pinion parts to the new housing. Refer

to Section 4, Major Repair Operation

for the procedure.

INSTALLATION

1.
Lightly coat the wheel bearing

rollers with axle lubricant. Install

wheel bearings in the axle housing

with the tool shown in Fig. 5. The

bearings should seat firmly against the

shoulder.

2.
Wipe all lubricant from the oil

seal bore before installing the seal. If

axle housing is being replaced, new

seals must be installed.

3.
Inspect the original seal for

nicks,
scuffs or abnormal wear, and

replace if necessary. New seals are

pre-packed with lubricant and do not

require an oil soak.

4.
Install the seal with the tool

shown in Fig. 6. Installation without

the use of the proper tool will distort

the seal and cause leakage.

5. Raise the rear axle into position

under the vehicle with a hoist or floor

jack. Connect the suspension lower

arms to their mounting brackets on

the axle housing with pivot bolts and

nuts.
Do not tighten the mounting

bolts at this point.

6. Position the suspension upper

arm in its mounting bracket on the

axle housing and install the adjusting

bolt, eccentric washers, lock washer

and nut. Do not tighten the mounting

bolt at this point.

7.
Place the rear coil springs and

insulators into position in the pockets

provided.
8. Place the brake backing plates

on the axle housing flanges, install 4

attaching bolts and nuts and torque

them to specifications.

9. Position the brake lines to the

axle housing and secure them with the

retaining clips. If the axle housing is

new, install a new vent. When install-

ing the new axle vent apply a small

amount of Locktite (C5AZ-19554-B)

to prevent oil leakage between vent

and axle housing. Connect the vent

tube to the vent.

10.
Install the pinion side gears and

thrust washer.

11.
Slide the axle shafts into place

in the axle housing. Exercise care that

splines or any portion of the axle

shafts do not damage the oil seals and

that they engage with the splines of

the differential side gears.

12.
Install the axle shaft C-lock O-

ring and C-lock on the inner end of

the shaft and push the shaft outward

so that the shaft lock seats in the

counterbore of the differential side

gear.

13.
Position the pinion differential

gears and thrust washers 180 degrees

apart to the differential side gears.

Revolve the gear assembly until the

holes in the differential case are al-

igned with the pinion gears.

14.
Position the differential pinion

shaft through the case and pinions, al-

igning the hole in the shaft with the

lock bolt hole. Install the lock bolt

and tighten it to specification.

15.
Clean the gasket mounting sur-

face of the rear axle housing and the

cover. Install a new cover gasket,

cover and the attaching bolts. Torque

the bolts to specification.

16.
Raise the rear axle on a hoist

and remove the safety stands.

17.
Connect the track bar to the

mounting stud. Install the washer and

nut. Torque the nut to specification.

18.
Connect the two rear shock ab-

sorbers to the mounting brackets on

the axle housing and torque the at-

taching nuts to specification.

19.
Make sure that both the front

and rear pivot bolts of the upper and

the two lower arms are loose, then

raise the axle assembly to the con-

trolled height (Fig. 8). Hold the axle

at the controlled height by placing

blocks or pieces of steel pipe between

the axle housing and the bumper rear

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