Drive Axle - Pontiac Fiero 1988 Service Manual

4 D 2 DRIVE AXLE
N O T I C E :
On cars equipped with Tri-Pot joints,
care must be exercised not to allow Tri-Pot joints
to become overextended. When either end or
both ends of the shaft are disconnected, overex-
tending the joint could result in separation of
internal components. This could cause failure of
the joint. Therefore, it is important to handle the
drive axle in a m a n n e r that p r e v e n t s
overextending.
C A U T I O N : T o h e l p a v o i d p e r s o n a l injury
w h e n a c a r i s o n a h o i s t , p r o v i d e a d d i -
tional s u p p o r t for t h e c a r a t t h e o p p o -
s i t e e n d f r o m w h i c h c o m p o n e n t s a r e
b e i n g r e m o v e d . T h i s w i l l r e d u c e t h e
possibility of t h e c a r falling off of t h e
hoist.
F*l Remove or Disconnect
Tools Required:
J-28733-A Front Hub Spindle Remover
J-33162 Boot Protector
J-28468 Axle Shaft Remover
J-33008 Axle Shaft Remover
J-29794 Extension
J-2619-01 Slide Hammer
1. Raise car and put transmission in neutral, see
Section OA.
2. Wheel and tire.
3. Support front end of vehicle with suitable jack
stands.
4. Install drift punch through rotor and remove hub
nut and washer (discard nut).
5. Caliper and rotor.
6. Trailing arm at knuckle.
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DRIFT PUNCH
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Figure 1 Removing & Installing Hub Nut
7. Fixed adjusting link, lateral control arm through
bolt.
8. Scribe strut and knuckle assembly as outlined in
section 3D.
9. Strut mounting bolts.
10. Hub from drive axle.
11. Install J-28468 or J-33008 with J-29794 and J-
2619-01 slide and remove drive axle from
transaxle.
Install or Connect
1. Drive Axle Seal Boot Protectors J-33162 on all
Tri-Pot inner joints with silicone boots.
1. J-28733-A
2. T U R N FORCING SCREW UNTIL AXLE
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Figure 2 Loosening Splines Between
Drive Axle and Hub
2. Start splines of drive axle into transaxle and
push drive axle until it "snaps" into place.
3. Align hub assembly with drive axle.
4. Hub on drive axle.
5. Loosley install strut mounting bolts with bolt
head to rear of vehicle.
6. Fixed adjusting link, lateral control arm through
bolt with bolt head to front of vehicle and torque
to 50 N*m (37 lbs. ft.). + 90°
7. Trailing arm at knuckle with bolt head inboard
and torqued to 60 Nnn (44 lbs. ft.) + 90°
8. Strut mounting bolts at knuckle and torque to
190 N ® m (140 lbs. ft.) while observing scribe
marks.
9. Caliper and rotor.
10. Insert drift punch through rotor and install
washer and new hub nut and torque to 250-285
N-m (183-208 lb. ft.).
11. Remove drive axle seal Boot Protector if used.
12. Tires and wheels.