Cadillac 54-6219 1954 Shop Manual page 138

REAR AXLE
of the oil seal meial shield shoLlid be CCC Lcd wiLl,
gond sea Ic:r compno]td berore Installation-
The oil seal nr.uS: he pressed sr7uayei y into its
bore and onto its seat. Lao Rear Axle Shaft Oil Seci
Replacer, Tool No. J-359, as shown in Plo. S-N 0
install the rear axle seals on 1954-62-ebS and 75
cars. On 1954-Sd connnercisi chassis useToolNo.
-
LISSA.
3 Removal end Installation of Rear
Axle Pinion Oil Seal or Yoke
When it ie neceeeary to replnr.e the tear axle
pinion oil sea I or yoke it Ie very import a
Fit
l] CL
the pror.cdLlre outlined below be Inilowed to avoid
overloading the pi]]ln,L Ueari]]ge or collapsing the
spacer.
a. Removol
I. Remove aheut I-I/I pints of rear axle lubri-
CL] nt from differential.
Lteing a suc.tion no.
2. Remove hoth rear wheels 3.nd brake aroma.
3
Dieconnort rear u,iivaeal .niLlt atpinionyoke.
4. Using a 50 inch pound Lorguc wrench KMO-654
or similar wrenrhi with Socket Tool .j-257l-l.
and Adaptor. Tool No. J
-1571-2 ,Lca
eLI
re the Inc Ii
pounds
tOnlIIe
reguil red to rotate the pinion shaft
slowly for at lea*. L/2 torm Fig.
R-4. Repeat
tni
tI
rque Chock
itt
least eight times, which ed II
insure an accurate check over The entire circum-
iv rcsncc or the ri n C!a r. R cc cr0 all tor
qL'C
read
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Inge.
O'lR: Eefore each check ot. the orql]e, rtlrare
the pinion aT, a it 1/4 urn in e ad recd on to
free it up, thus eliminL ring an unusoalls high
starting torque.
that ynk-e can he ins]nled in seine joaiLio:'Io,i aptiiie.
6. Install Pinion Yoke HoIji-ig Tool, No.
] -2d59,
0]] yoke and II
.StC
I tWO
C
tta ching nuts.
I. l:i.stall Skei. ItInJ ho.j-Zi. i_I, Lhraugnhole
ii]
II Oh!1, Ig cool onto pin ion nut and remove nut, using
a 7./4 Inch drive sncker wrench.
e move p mi on yoke
from pinio]] e
IC
ii itT'
Ialler, Tool Na.
J
5S H. Fig. 8-5.
9. Re-
vu union 'ii sea
Remove .stak:ng burrs on p
]171
no a l-,!!rt with
a eoall file or thread die, si.e 7/5'' x U.
b, Pntollotion
1. Coat outer edge of nil seal with a e'
coaler
md lubricate scaloig lip. Drive scat
il]LO
c.arricr.
.ISi]I
rail icol Inata 11cr, Tool No.
J
-'157. Fig. B_ó.
c:.,uTiUN;
be SLICe DIcer ecrfare of yoR': is
frc iro- scritches or nicks. '.?leo:,
'sin. No.
400 riL 'we]'' paper and kerosene.
S
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Fig. S-S l,atnlling
Rn Asl Oil Sea;
Fig.
1-4 checkEng P,eInS
Tnqat
5. Mark pinion ah,,ft and yoke with a punch so Fi1, 5-1 hnc*.*ing Pir;ir Ynke