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Rear axle, servicing (all-wheel-
drive vehicles) WARNING!
CAUTION!
Do not attempt to move a vehicle from which
the drive axle has been removed. Otherwise
wheel bearing damage will result. If the vehicle
must be moved, install an outer CV joint in
place of the drive axle.
Do not attempt to weld or straighten the load-
bearing or wheel locating components of the
rear suspension.
Do not re-use fasteners that are worn or
deformed in normal use.
Some fasteners are designed to be used only
once, and are unreliable and may fail if used
a second time. This includes, but is not
limited to, nuts, bolts, washers, circlips and
cotter pins. Always follow recommendations
in this manual-replace these fasteners with
new parts where indicated, and any other
time it is deemed necessary by inspection.
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Subframe, servicing
WARNING!
Do not attempt to weld and/or straighten the
axle beam.
CAUTION!
If using power tools (pneumatic or electric), do
not tighten the bolted connections more than
hand-tight. Otherwise, the specified tightening
torques could be exceeded.
1 -
Subframe
Tightening sequence (item - 4 -):
- 1. Right-rear
- 2. Left-rear
- 3. Right-front
- 4. Left-front
Align rear axle after removal and
installation page 44
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Check and if necessary adjust wheel
alignment after installing page 44
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