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Rear axle, servicing (front-
wheel-drive vehicles) WARNING! 
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.   
Do not attempt to weld and/or straighten the 
axle beam. 
 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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