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DESCRIPTION
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1. Side flange 2. Pinion mate gear 3. Drive gear
4. Pinion mate shaft 5. Differential case 6. Side bearing
7. Drive pinion 8. Pinion front bearing 9. Companion flange
10. Collapsible spacer 11. Pinion rear bearing 12. Side gear
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DRAINING
1. Stop engine.
2. Remove drain plug and drain gear oil.
3. Set a gasket on drain plug and install it to final drive assembly and tighten to the specified torque. Refer to RFD-16, "
COMPO-
NENTS" .
CAUTION:
Do not reuse gasket.
FILLING
1. Remove filler plug. Fill with new gear oil until oil level reaches
the specified level near filler plug mounting hole.
2. After refilling oil, check oil level. Set a gasket to filler plug, then install it to final drive assembly. Refer to RFD-16, "
COMPO-
NENTS" .
CAUTION:
Do not reuse gasket.
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OIL LEAKAGE AND OIL LEVEL
Make sure that oil is not leaking from final drive assembly or around it.
Check oil level from filler plug mounting hole as shown in the fig-
ure.
CAUTION:
Do not start engine while checking oil level.
Set a gasket on filler plug and install it on final drive assembly.
Refer to RFD-16, "
COMPONENTS" .
CAUTION:
Do not reuse gasket.
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Oil grade and Viscosity:
Refer to MA-12, "
Fluids and Lubricants" .
Oil capacity:
Approx. 1.4 (3 US pt, 2-1/2 Imp pt)
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RFD-10
FRONT OIL SEAL
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Removal and InstallationADS001AM
REMOVAL
1. Remove propeller shaft. Refer to PR-9, "Removal and Installation" .
2. Put matching mark on the end of the drive pinion. The matching mark should be in line with the matching mark A on companion
flange.
CAUTION:
For matching mark, use paint. Do not damage drive pinion.
NOTE:
The matching mark A on the final drive companion flange indi-
cates the maximum vertical runout position.
3. Remove drive pinion lock nut using the flange wrench.
4. Remove companion flange using a puller.
5. Remove front oil seal using the puller.
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Tool number : KV40104000 ( — )
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Tool number : KV381054S0 (J-34286)
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INSTALLATION
1. Apply multi-purpose grease to front oil seal lips.
2. Using the drift, install front oil seal as shown in figure.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse oil seal.
When installing, do not incline oil seal.
3. Align the matching mark of drive pinion with the matching mark A of companion flange, then install the companion flange.
4. Apply gear oil on the screw part of drive pinion and the seating surface of drive pinion lock nut.
5. Install drive pinion lock nut with the flange wrench, tighten to the specified torque. Refer to RFD-16, "
COMPONENTS" .
CAUTION:
Do not reuse drive pinion lock nut.
6. Install propeller shaft. Refer to PR-9, "
Removal and Installation"
. Tool number : ST30720000 (J-25405)
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Tool number : KV40104000 ( — )
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SIDE OIL SEAL
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Removal and InstallationADS001AN
REMOVAL
1. Remove center muffler with a power tool. Refer to EX-3, "EXHAUST SYSTEM" .
2. Remove rear wheel sensor. Refer to BRC-57, "
WHEEL SENSORS" .
3. Remove drive shaft from final drive. Then suspend it by wire etc. Refer to RAX-9, "
REAR DRIVE SHAFT"
.
4. Install attachment to side flange, and then pull out the side flange with the sliding hammer.
For VQ35DE models
NOTE:
Circular clip installation position: Final drive side
For VK45DE models
NOTE:
Circular clip installation position: Final drive side
5. Remove side oil seal, using a flat-bladed screwdriver. CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage gear carrier.
INSTALLATION
1. Apply multi-purpose grease to side oil seal lips.
2. Install side oil seal until it becomes flush with the case end, using the drift.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse oil seal.
When installing, do not incline oil seal. Tool number A: KV40104100 ( — )
B: ST36230000 (J-25840-A)
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Tool number A: KV40101000 ( — )B: ST36230000 (J-25840-A)
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Tool number : KV38100200 (J-26233)
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3. Install side flange with the following procedure.
a. Attach the protector to side oil seal.
b. After the side flange is inserted and the serrated part of side gear has engaged the serrated part of flange, remove the pro-
tector.
c. Put a suitable drift on the center of side flange, then drive it until sound changes.
NOTE:
When installation is completed, driving sound of the side flange
turns into a sound which seems to affect the whole final drive.
d. Confirm that the dimension of the side flange installation (Mea- surement A) in the figure comes into the following.
4. Install drive shaft. Refer to RAX-9, "
REAR DRIVE SHAFT" .
5. Install rear wheel sensor. Refer to BRC-57, "
WHEEL SEN-
SORS" .
6. Install center muffler. Refer to EX-3, "
Removal and Installation" .
Tool number : KV38107900 (J-39352)
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Measurement A: 326 - 328 mm (12.83 - 12.91 in)
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REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY
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Removal and InstallationADS001AO
COMPONENTS
REMOVAL
1. Remove center muffler with a power tool. Refer to EX-3, "EXHAUST SYSTEM" .
2. Remove rear stabilizer bar with a power tool. Refer to FSU-16, "
STABILIZER BAR" .
3. Remove propeller shaft from the final drive. Refer to PR-9, "
Removal and Installation" .
4. Remove drive shaft from final drive. Then suspend it by wire etc. Refer to RAX-9, "
REAR DRIVE SHAFT" .
5. Remove breather hose from the final drive.
6. Remove rear wheel sensor. Refer to BRC-57, "
WHEEL SEN-
SORS" .
1. Rear final drive assembly 2. Upper stopper 3. Propeller shaft
4. Washer 5. Lower stopper 6. Drive shaft
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7. Set a suitable jack to rear final drive assembly.
CAUTION:
Do not place a suitable jack on the rear cover (aluminum
case).
8. Remove the mounting bolts and nuts connecting to the suspen- sion member, and remove rear final drive assembly.
CAUTION:
Secure rear final drive assembly to a suitable jack while
removing it.
INSTALLATION
Note the following, and installation is in the reverse order of removal.
Refer to RFD-14, "COMPONENTS" about each tightening torque.
When installing breather hoses, refer to the figure.
CAUTION:
Make sure there are no pinched or restricted areas on the
breather hose caused by bending or winding when install-
ing it.
–For installation, the vehicle side end shall be inserted to suspen-
tion member. Install metal connector side of this hose to rear
cover by inserting it with aiming painted marking to the front of
vehicle.
When oil leaks while removing final drive assembly, check oil
level after the installation. Refer to RFD-9, "
Checking Differential
Gear Oil" .
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