Front Drive Shaft Assembly Removal And Installation (Lt-A400F, Lt-F400F); Front Drive Shaft Disassembly And Assembly (Lt-A400F, Lt-F400F) - Suzuki LT-A400 Service Manual

Front Drive Shaft Assembly Removal and
Installation (LT-A400F, LT-F400F)
Removal
1) Drain the front differential gear oil. Refer to "Front
Differential Gear Oil Inspection (LT-A400F, LT-
F400F) in Section 0B (Page 0B-9)".
2) Remove the steering knuckle. Refer to "Front Wheel
Hub / Steering Knuckle Removal and Installation in
Section 2B (Page 2B-3)".
3) Hold the inboard joint (1) of the front drive shaft and
tug the drive shaft horizontally.
NOTE
If it is difficult to remove the front drive shaft
from the front differential gear case, use the
suitable tool.
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Installation
Install the front drive shaft assembly in the reverse order
of removal. Pay attention to the following points:
• Install a new circlip (1) into the groove of front
differential gear spline.
CAUTION
!
The removed circlip must be replaced with a
new one.
• Apply grease to the spline of the front drive shafts and
install the front drive shafts to the front differential gear
case.
: Grease 99000–25010 (SUZUKI SUPER
GREASE A or equivalent)
CAUTION
!
Be careful not to damage the front differential
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gear case oil seals.
NOTE
After installing the drive shaft, make sure the
circlip is seated properly by pulling inboard
joint lightly.
• Install the steering knuckle. Refer to "Front Wheel
Hub / Steering Knuckle Removal and Installation in
Section 2B (Page 2B-3)".
• Install the front wheel. Refer to "Front / Rear Wheel
Removal and Installation in Section 2D (Page 2D-3)".
• Pour the front differential gear oil. Refer to "Front
Differential Gear Oil Inspection (LT-A400F, LT-F400F)
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in Section 0B (Page 0B-9)".
Front Drive Shaft Disassembly and Assembly
(LT-A400F, LT-F400F)
Refer to "Front Drive Shaft Assembly Removal and
Installation (LT-A400F, LT-F400F) (Page 3A-2)".
Disassembly
CAUTION
!
Do not disassemble the wheel side joint. If
any damages are found, replace it with a new
one.
1) Remove the boot band of the differential side joint.
Drive Chain / Drive Train / Drive Shaft:
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3A-2
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