Axle Shafts - Meritor 13Х Series Maintenance Manual

Figure 3.2
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EASY SERVICE TM
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WING SERIES
PERMALUBE TM
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15
19
18
20
25
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1 FULL-ROUND BEARING CUPS
2 END YOKE
3 YOKE SADDLE
4 WELD YOKE
5 BEARING STRAP
6 CAPSCREWS
7 EASY-SERVICE™ BEARING CUPS
8 U-JOINT CROSS
9 SLIP YOKE
10 CAPSCREWS
11 END YOKE
12 WELD YOKE
13 SLIP YOKE
Figure 3.2
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4
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FULL-ROUND
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"RPL" SERIES,
PERMALUBE TM
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14 U-JOINT CROSS
15 CAPSCREWS
16 END YOKE
17 WELD YOKE
18 SLIP YOKE
19 U-JOINT CROSS
20 CAPSCREWS
21 END YOKE
22 SLIP YOKE
23 TUBING
24 U-JOINT CROSS
25 WELD YOKE
3 Removal and Disassembly
7. Remove the stud nuts and washers from the flanges of both

axle shafts.

8. Loosen the tapered dowels, if equipped, in the axle flanges of
both axle shafts using one of the following methods.
Brass Drift Method
WARNING
Do not strike the round driving lugs on the flange of an axle
shaft. Pieces can break off and cause serious personal injury.
NOTE: You can use a 1-1/2-inch (38 mm) diameter brass hammer
as a drift.
1. Hold a 1-1/2-inch (38 mm) diameter brass drift against the
center of the axle shaft, inside the round driving lugs.
Figure 3.3.
Figure 3.3
BRASS
HAMMER
DRIVING
LUGS
Figure 3.3
2. Use a 5-6 lb (2-3 kg) hammer to strike the end of the drift to
loosen the axle shaft and tapered dowels.
3. Mark each axle shaft to identify it before you remove it from the
axle assembly.
4. Remove the tapered dowels. Separate the axle shafts from the
main axle hub assembly. Figure 3.4.
Meritor Maintenance Manual MM-15103 (Issued 07-17)
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