Buick LeSabre 1965 Service Manual page 373

REAR AXLE
6-7
Fig. 6-5—Removing Rear Axle Shaft
3. Remove nuts holding retainer
plates to brake backing plates.
Pull retainers clear of bolts, and
reinstall two lower nuts finger
tight to hold brake backing plate
in position.
4. Pull out axle shaft assemblies
using Puller J-5748 and Adapter
J-2619-4 with a slide hammer.
See Figure 6-5.
CAUTION: While p u l l i n g axle
shaft out through oil seal, support
shaft carefully in center of seal
to avoid cutting seal lip.
b. Remove and Install Axle
Shaft Bearing
1. Nick bearing retainer in 3 or
4 places with a chisel deep enough
to spread ring. Retainer will then
slip off. See Figure 6-6.
2. Press axle shaft bearing off
using Puller Plate J-8621 with
Remover J-6525. An arbor press
may be used or a set-up may be
made using Ram and Yoke As-
sembly J-6180 with Adapter
J-6258 and Puller J-5748. See
Figure 6-7.
3. Press new axle shaft bearing
against shoulder on axle shaft
using Installer J-8853 with Holder
J-6407. See F i g u r e 6-8.
CAUTION: Retainer plate which
retains bearing in housing must
be on axle shaft before bearing
is installed; retainer gasket can
be installed after bearing.
4. Press new r e t a i n e r ring
against bearing using Installer
J-8853.
c. Remove and Install Rear
Wheel Bolt
1. To remove and install a rear
wheel bolt, axle shaft assembly
must be out of car. Remove rear
wheel bolt by pressing from axle
flange.
Fig. 6-6—Removing Axle Shaft
Bearing Retainer
Fig. 6-7—Removing Axle Shaft Bearing
Fig. 6-8—Installing Axle Shaft Bearing
2. Install new rear wheel bolt
by pressing through axle flange.
Check new bolt for looseness; if
bolt is loose, axle shaft must be
replaced.
d. Remove and Install
Axle Shaft Seal
1. Insert axle s h a f t so that
splined end is just through seal.
2. Using axle shaft as a lever,
push down on shaft until seal is
pried from housing. See Figure
6-9.
3. Apply sealer to O.D. of new
seal.
4. Position seal over Installer
J-21129 and drive seal straight
into axle h o u s i n g until fully
seated. See Figure 6-10.
e. Remove Differential
Case Assembly
1. Before removing differential
from housing, it is advisable to