Rear Axle; Power-Lok Rear Axle; Springs And Shackles; Front Axle Differential View - Jeep CJ-5 Owner's Manual

cleaning, the universal joint hous-
ings Dust be refilled with eood
quality lublicant as specified in
the Lubrication Section.
The lubricant is retained in the
stee ns knuckle housings by felt
oil seals mounted in twin retaine.s
attached to th€ inn€! face of the
housing, figure 26, No. 14. These
seals also prevent
dirt
and gril
entering the housings. Inspect the
seals regularly and .eplace th€m
promptly if damaged.
Should the vehicle be stored for
any length of time, coat tle
spherical surfaces of the stee.ing
knuckle housinss with lieht erease
to prevent rusting.
FIG. 23 KNUCKLE OIL SEAL
Keep the breather, mounted in
the ditrerential housine cover, free
of dirt.
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FIG. ??'.FRONT AXLE DIFFERENTIAL
The rear axle is the semi floating
type, figui€ 29. End Roat of the
axle shafts is adjust€d by shims
placed between the brake backing
plate and the axle flange. S€e figure
2 9, No .38 .
To remove a shaft for reshim-
ming or r€placement, 6rst remove
the hub cap, the cotte. pio and the
shaft nut. Use a wheel pulle. to
remove the whe€l hub. Remove the
bolts holding the brake dust shield,
the grease and bearing retainer
and the brake assembly. Also re
REAR AXLE
POWR.LOK REAR AXLE
SPRINGS AND SHACKLES
move the shield and retainer. Pull
out the shaft, using care not to lose
the bearing adjustins shihs. Should
the end of a b.oken shaft be inside
the axle housing tube, the broken
eod can usually
be removed by
making a loop in a piece of wire and
working the loop over the eDd of
the shaft, usins the wi.e to pull it
from the housing. WheD the shaft
is.eplaced, adjust the bearing with
the shims to allow proper end play
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Whenever a vehicle with Powr'
Lok ditrerential has one wheel
jacked up, Do NOT START THE
in gear, and the engine is started,
the power will be transmitted by
the Pow.'Lok unit to the rear
wheel still
on the ground and
drive the vehicle otr the jack.
The sprinss should be p€.iodical-
ly examined for broken o. shifted
leaves, loose or missing rebound
clips, ansle of the spring shackles
and the position of the springs on
the
axle saddles. Springs with
shifted leaves do not have tt\eir
trormal strength. Missing rebound
clips may permit the leaves to fan
out o. break on rebound. Broken
leaves may make th€ vehicle ha.d
to handle or permit the axle to
shift out of liDe. Keep the sp ne
attaching bolts tight.
The rear ends of the front and
the front ends of the rcar springs
The front ends of the f.ont and
the rcar ends of the rear springs