Dodge D150 1990 Service Manual page 758

• DRIVE SHAFTS AND UNIVERSAL JOINTS 16-19
(2) M a r k t h e drive shaft and t h e rear axle drive
p i n i o n gear shaft yoke for i n s t a l l a t i o n alignment ref-
erence.
CAUTION: Do not allow the drive shaft to drop or
hang from either U-joint during removal. Either at-
tach it to the vehicle underside with wire or other-
wise support the loose end of the drive shaft to
prevent damage to the U-joints.
CAUTION: Do not disturb the retaining strap used
to retain bearing caps on the rear U-joint spider, if
equipped.
(3) Remove the rear U - j o i n t clamp screws and both
strap clamps f r o m t h e rear axle drive p i n i o n gear
shaft yoke (Fig. 14).
(4) Detach t h e protective boot clamp from t h e front
half-shaft splines a n d slide t h e rear half-shaft slip
yoke from t h e f r o n t half-shaft a t the center bearing.
Remove t h e rear half-shaft f r o m the vehicle (Fig. 15).
(5) E x a m i n e t h e protective boot (Fig. 15) for evi-
dence o f damage. I f no damage is apparent, do n o t
disturb t h e clamp or boot.
(6) I f necessary, detach t h e protective boot clamp
and remove t h e boot from t h e rear half-shaft slip
yoke tube (Fig. 15).
(7) M a r k t h e yokes a t t h e transmission/transfer
case ( F i g . 14) for i n s t a l l a t i o n a l i g n m e n t reference
and remove t h e clamp r e t a i n i n g screws a n d strap
clamps (or flange n u t s i f equipped w i t h a brake).
(8) Remove t h e t w o center bearing support-
to-bracket r e t a i n i n g n u t s a n d bolts (Fig. 15) a n d r e -
move t h e front half-shaft ( w i t h the center bearing)
from the vehicle.
TWO-PIECE REAR DRIVE
SHAFT-INSTALLATION
(1) Clean a n d lubricate t h e front half-shaft a n d
rear half-shaft slip yoke splines.
(2) Position t h e f r o n t end o f the front half-shaft a t
t h e transmission/transfer case (Fig. 14) and s t a r t t h e
clamp screws a t t h e f r o n t yoke and t h e r e t a i n i n g
bolts a n d n u t s a t t h e center bearing support a n d
bracket (Fig. 14).
(3) A s applicable, t i g h t e n 1/4-inch diameter clamp
screws w i t h 19 N n n (170 in-lbs) torque or t i g h t e n 5/
16-inch diameter clamp screws w i t h 34 N n n (25 ft-
lbs/300 in-lbs) torque. I f equipped w i t h a brake,
t i g h t e n the u n i v e r s a l flange nuts w i t h 47 N n n (35 ft-
lbs) torque. " F i n g e r - t i g h t e n " the center bearing sup-
port-to-bracket n u t s a n d bolts.
(4) I f removed/replaced, slide t h e protective boot
over t h e rear half-shaft slip yoke tube. I n s t a l l a n d
c r i m p t h e clamp a r o u n d t h e yoke tube. A l i g n t h e
master spline w i t h t h e corresponding wide space and
slide t h e rear half-shaft slip yoke i n t e r n a l splines
over t h e front half-shaft external splines (Fig. 15).
Slide t h e boot f o r w a r d over t h e front half-shaft
splines a n d c r i m p the clamp around the splines.
B e c a u s e o f t h e m a s t e r s p l i n e i n t h e f r o n t h a l f -
s h a f t s p l i n e s a n d t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g w i d e s p a c e
i n t h e s l i p y o k e s p l i n e s , t h e e x t e r n a l l y s p l i n e d
front h a l f - s h a f t a n d t h e i n t e r n a l l y s p l i n e d r e a r