Cadillac 54-6219 1954 Shop Manual page 140

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4. Install wheel Poller, Tool No. J
-942-I.
0:1
rear axle ehaft studs and install Slide Elamtiier
ssemhly,
Tool No. }-2619 in Puller. Pig. h-h.
5. Remove axle shaft.
CACFION: Be
careful not go clsmage axle
shalt oil eeC I when sliding axle
shaft out.
b. Removal oF Bearing From Ax'e Shaft
I. i:eing a coid chisel end hamtner, nick the
spacer
uext
to the hsclring.
NUTS:
The spacer need nor he split. Cclv
drive chisel into spacer
'.IIltiI
apaeer cat! be
slIpped off shaft.
REAR AXLE
hly
to ted
U'' shaped piece of Rear Kxle Rearing
Remover and Replacer, Tool No. J-29S6, and piece
ott an erIlor press. pig. S -9.
3. Assetlible the rectanguLar shaped pieee of
Lilo
tool rtrnencl bearing and over dowela.
C.UTIiN: Step 3 I:;o;r he perfortticd to de-
crease ri:e dange r of rite hesrinp exploding while
under erhee :.ireea load.
4. Prese axle shaft through bearing.
ksfnhholion of
Beariog on
Ax]. Shaft
I. irssclllb Is retainer and new be a r itcg o
It
axle
ft.
2. Place a
eselIlilly
Lii
rough ring of In eta 11cr tool
on arbor l:r eiSa. Fig. 8-9.
3. ees
bearing on shaft up to, laIr
nLIt qoiLe
:rrchinu si:ockley. Fig. 8-9.
4. Itele ace arhor press aod remove axle shaft
from tool.
5. A
a
Sen tble ep at-er to shaft and reinstall on eel.
e.
Press shaft III roogh spacer
to
nil spacer
Oct
contacts hear
lli.
d. In5taIIation of Axle Shaft and
Searing in
Rear
Axle Housing
I. lospect rear a>Je shaft oil seal for wear Or
Pip. S-B Iamovi.'g Reor Aele Sh0rt
2, Aesemble rear axle .shaft end bcarilIgeasem-
Fig.
5-9
0,n
r. nnd Insenlling Reor AxI 5,,0fi iearnq