Section 7: Wing-Style Permalube; Removal; Installation - Meritor MM-96147 Maintenance Manual

Driveline
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Wing-Style Permalube
Wing-Style Permalube
Hazard Alert Messages
Read and observe all hazard alert messages in this publication.
DANGER
Park the vehicle on a level surface. Block the wheels to prevent
the vehicle from moving. Support the vehicle with safety stands.
NEVER work under a vehicle supported only by jacks. Jacks can
slip and fall over. Failure to use a jack stand can result in serious
personal injury and damage to components.
DANGER
Only service a driveline when the engine is OFF. A rotating
driveline can cause serious personal injury.
WARNING
NEVER use a steel hammer to seat bearing cups into yoke
bores. A steel hammer can cause the yoke or bearing cup to
crack and break off. Serious personal injury and damage to the
trunnion, yoke or bearing cup can result.
WARNING
To prevent eye injury, always wear eye protection when
performing vehicle maintenance or service.

Removal

Driveline
1.
Park the vehicle on a level surface. Block the wheels to keep
the vehicle from moving. Raise the vehicle so that the area
you will service is off the ground. Support the vehicle with
safety stands.
2.
Loosen and remove the four capscrews from the weld yoke
end of the driveline. Support the weld yoke end, and separate
it from the end yoke.
3.
Loosen and remove the four capscrews from the slip yoke
end of the driveline. Support the slip yoke end, and separate it
from the vehicle.
MM-96147 / Revised 03-21
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Universal Joint
NOTE: Wing-style universal joints are permanently assembled.
Welded steel straps attach the bearing cups to the trunnion to help
ensure that the universal joint fi ts correctly into the mating yokes.
Do not cut or remove the welded straps from the universal joint
kits.
1.
Loosen and remove the four capscrews retaining the universal
joint cross to the weld yoke.
2.
Loosen and remove the four capscrews retaining the universal
joint cross to the slip yoke. Figure 7.1.
Fig. 7.1

Installation

Universal Joint
1.
Tap the bearing cups lightly with a brass or copper hammer to
seat the bearing cups into the yoke pilot.
NOTE: Any time a universal joint is disconnected, new capscrews
must be used during reassembly.
2.
Install new capscrews and lock washers. Figure 7.2. Refer to
Table C.
NOTE: Capscrews have a "lock patch" and can be hand-tightened
only two or three threads.
3.
Hand-tighten the capscrews to the yoke pilot.
4.
Use a torque wrench to alternately tighten the capscrews to
correct specifi cations. Figure 7.2. Refer to Table C.
Copyright Meritor, Inc., 2021
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