Cadillac 60 Series 1963 Shop Manual page 162

PROPELLER SHAFT A N D REAR AXLE
7-13
Transmission
Extension Housing
Front
Slip Yoke
Front Propeller Shaft
Center Bearing Support
And Bracket Assembly
Iransmission
Main Shaft
Universal
Joint
Center Bearing
Lock Retainer
Slinger
Snap Ring
Center Bearing
Retaining Nut
Universal Joint
Rear Propeller Shaft
I
Universal Joint
c,
Center Slip
Yoke Seal
Center
Slip Yoke
Seal Retainer
Rubber Seal
Needles
Ring
Lock Ring
Bearing Cup
Differential
Pinion Shaft
Pinion Washer
Pinion Nut
Rear Joint Differential
U-Bolt Pinion Yoke
Fig. 7-18 Propelled Shaft Disgssembled (75 series cars)
propeller shafts by sliding front shaft off center
slip yoke.
4. Remove and discard center bearing IOCK
retainer.
5. Remove center slip yoke seal, split washer,
and center bearing retaining nut from slip yoke.
Discard seal and split washer.
b. Assembly
1. Clean inner spline of front propeller shaft
and spline of center slip yoke.
2. Install center bearing retaining nut on slip
yoke with threaded end toward front propeller
shaft.
3. Install new split washer, being sure to slide
washer securely against inner shoulder of retain-
ing nut.
4. Slide new slip yoke seal over center slip
yoke and into retaining nut.
5. Install new center bearing lock retainer on
center slip yoke.
6. Coat inner spline of front propeller shaft
and spline of center slip yoke with center bearing
slip yoke lubricant available from factory Parts
Warehouses.
7. Slide center slip yoke and rear propeller
shaft into front propeller shaft spline.
8. Tighten center bearing retaining nut to 55
foot-pounds using Center Bearing Retaining Nut
Remover and Installer J-21009 and a 100 foot-
pound torque wrench, Fig. 7-19.
CAUTION: Particular care should be taken
in application of torque wrench and installer tool,
to prevent over-torquing the nut. Hold torque
wrench perpendicular to installer tool to cancel
off-set error on torque reading.
9. Bend edge of center bearing lock retainer
in two places to lock center bearing retaining nut.
10. Install propeller shaft assembly as de-
scribed in Note 10b.
14. Propeller Shaft Center Bearing
Removal and Installation
a. Removal
1. Remove propeller shaft assembly as de-
scribed in Note 10a.
2. Disassemble front and rear propeller shafts
as described in Note 13a.
3. Remove center bearing support and bracket
assembly from front propeller shaft by tapping
on front side of assembly with a soft head
hammer.
4. Remove slinger from end of propeller shaft.
5. Pry out snap ring from front of bearing and
remove bearing from support bracket by tapping
lightly from rear with a soft head hammer.