Mitsubishi Eclipse 1990 Service Manual page 1551

REAR AXLE
WHEEL BEARING END PLAY CHECK
1. Jack up the vehicle and remove the rear wheel.
2. Release the parking brake.
3. Remove the caliper assembly and the brake disc or brake
drum.
4. Set a dial gauge as shown in the illustration, and then
move the hub in the axial direction and measure the play.
Limit value: 0.05 mm
5. If the play exceeds the limit value,
assembly.
LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL CONDITION
CHECK (VCU TYPE)
1. Place the shift lever in the neutral position and block
the front wheels with chocks.
2. Release the parking brake lever fully.
3. Jack up the rear wheels and apply rigid racks to the
specified positions of the side sills.
4. Disconnect the propeller shaft from the differential.
5. While turning one wheel slowly and make sure that
opposite wheel turns in the same direction.
6. If the opposite wheel turns in reverse, disassemble the
limited slip differential with VCU and replace the VCU.
DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER OIL SEAL
REPLACEMENT
1. Remove the drive shaft. (Refer to
2. Remove the oil seal of the differential carrier.
3.
Use the special tool to tap on a new oil seal as far as
the end of the differential carrier.
4. Apply multipurpose grease to the lip section of the oil
seal and to the oil seal contact surface of the drive shaft.
5. Replace the
and then install the drive shaft onto the differential carrier.
6. Check the wheel alignment. (Refer to GROUP 34
hicle Service.)
HUB BOLT REPLACEMENT
Refer to
TSB Revision
On-vehicle Service
on the drive shaft with a new one,
1
in.)
the rear
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