Section 8: Easy Service; Removal; Disassembly - Meritor MM-96147 Maintenance Manual

Driveline
Table of Contents

Advertisement

8
Easy Service
Easy Service
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
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 capscrews and bearing straps 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 capscrews and bearing straps from
the slip yoke end of the driveline. Support the slip yoke end
and separate it from the vehicle.
Universal Joint
1.
Loosen and remove the capscrews from the two bearing cups
on the weld yoke end of the driveline.
2.
Remove the bearing cups. If necessary, use a bearing puller to
remove the bearing cups from the yoke bores.
3.
Work the trunnions free of the yoke bores. Remove the
universal joint cross from the weld yoke.
4.
Repeat Step 1 to Step 3 to remove the universal joint cross
from the slip yoke.
MM-96147 / Revised 03-21
Page 50

Disassembly

Slip Yoke
1.
Use a brass or copper hammer and a drift to tap the shroud
off the slip seal.
2.
Use a screwdriver to pry the seal out of the groove in the slip
yoke. Figure 8.1.
Fig. 8.1
3.
Mark the slip yoke and slip shaft sections to ensure that you
reassemble them into their original positions. Figure 8.2.
Fig. 8.2
4.
Pull the slip yoke and slip shaft sections apart. Figure 8.3.
Fig. 8.3
5.
Remove the seal and shroud. Figure 8.4 and Figure 8.5.
Copyright Meritor, Inc., 2021
4001820b
4001821c
4001822d
(16579)
Printed in USA

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Table of Contents