Club Car 2007 Carryall 295 Maintenance And Service Manual page 487

DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS
1. Clean debris from drain plug and area around it at the bottom of the differential. Place a large pan under
the differential and remove drain plug to empty housng. Install plug after draining.
2. Remove the rubber dust cap (1) and cotter pin (2) from end of axle shaft (3). Discard cotter pin. Loosen
the nut (4) on the axle shaft (Figure 14-25, Page 14-19). See Rear Wheel Disc Removal, Section 6,
Page 6-15.
3. Remove the rear axle and clean it in preparation for disassembly. See Rear Axle Removal on
page 14-8. See following NOTE.
NOTE: After cleaning, move the rear axle and differential assembly to a clean location before disassembly.
4. Remove rear brake rotors (5) (Figure 14-25, Page 14-19). See Rear Wheel Disc Removal, Section 6,
Page 6-15. See following CAUTION.
CAUT ION
• The differential and axle tubes have been assembled with Loctite 2760 Threadlocker
compound. Use a non-flammable heat source to heat the flange area and bolts during the
removal and replacement of each of the six bolts. Once removed, the manufacturer
recommends that each thread location be tapped with the same thread (M12 x 1.75 pitch)
before new bolts are installed.
5. Remove the six flange-head bolts (6) and flat washers (7) securing each axle tube (8) to the differential
(Figure 14-25, Page 14-19).
6. Cover or tape the axle shaft splines to protect the hub seals.
7. Separate each axle tube from the differential and carefully pull tube straight away until it clears the
splined end of the axle shaft.
8. Avoiding damage caused by dragging splines across lip of seal, carefully pull each axle shaft from the
differential.
9. If replacing shaft, transfer washer (1) and retaining ring (2) from old shaft to new (Figure 14-26,
Page 14-19).
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Figure 14-25 Axle Shaft and Brake Rotor
2007 Carryall 295/295 SE & XRT 1550/1550 SE Gasoline, Diesel and IntelliTach M & S Manual
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Rear Differential and Axle Shafts
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Figure 14-26 Axle Shaft Retaining Ring and Washer
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