Mitsubishi 3000GT Service Manual page 665

Companion flange
Dust seal
Self-locking
nut
Recessed end
of inner race
Chamfered end
PROPELLER SHAFT
First remove the center bearing bracket and then remove
the center bearing using a puller (commercially available).
REASSEMBLY SERVICE POINTS
Rubber mount
FLANGE / SELF-LOCKING NUT INSTALLATION
(1) Install the bearing in the rubber mount groove of the
center bearing bracket.
(2) Install the center bearing assembly to the rear propeller
shaft with its dust seal facing the companion flange side.
(3) Install, lining up the mating marks on the companion flange
and the rear propeller shaft.
(4) While tightening the self-locking nut, install the center
bearing assembly with the companion flange.
Tape the serration of the center propeller shaft and then install
the Lobro joint boot.
Assemble the Lobro joint as follows:
(1) Apply a thin coat of the specified grease to the ball grooves
of the inner and outer races.
Specified grease: Repair kit grease
(2) Put the cage on the inner race with the mating marks
aligned and install two balls, one in a groove and the
other in the groove opposite to that groove.
Both balls should be placed in the grooves where they
were before disassembly.
Mating marks
(3) Assemble the inner race and cage in the outer race with
their mating marks aligned.
NOTE
Make sure that the recessed end (where snap ring will
be fitted) of the inner race, the recessed end (where
packing will be fitted) of the outer race, and the chamfered
end of the cage are all on the same side. Also ensure
that the relative positions of the inner and outer races
are as shown in the illustration.
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