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Be sure
to
reploce
the
cones
bock
into their proper
cose
holves.
The to-
pers ond
surfoces
hove
become
motched
ond
their
posltion should
not
be
chonged.
Instoll
the
proPer
cone
into
the
flonge
holf
of
the
cose
over
the
oxle
shoft
splines,
seoting
it
in proper
posi-
tion.
tn
some units,
shims
moY
be
locoted
between
the side
geors
ond
cones
to
odiust
proper geor
bocklosh
spring
tood. lnstoll with cone
os
indicoted
during
disossembly.
Ploce
side
geor
over oxle shoft ond
ollow
it
to
seot
over shim
if
provided
or on
cone
mounting
ioce.
One spring thrust block
is
then
ploced
in
position
over geor foce
in
ollgnment
with
Pinion
geor
shoft
grooves.
Instoll pinion shoft,
oxle
shoft thrust btock, pinion geors,
ond
thrust
woshers
into flonge holf
of
dif-
ferentiol
cose
in
such
o
monner thot
the
pinion sho{t retoining
dowel
con
be
inserted
through
the pinion
geor
shoft
ond into the differentiol
cose.
This
prevents
the
pinion shoft
f
rom
sliding out ond
cousing
domoge
to
the
corrier
ossembly.
lnsert springs
into spring
pockets
ond ploce
second
spring thrust
block
over
springs.
Align the
second
side
geor
to
mesh
with
pinion
geors
foce down on
spring
thrust
block.
Ploce shim,
if
provided,
ond
remoin-
ing
cone stomped
"coP" over
side
geo
r.
Instoll
cop
side
o{
differentiol
os-
sembly
over cone
in
proper
position
to
motch
olignment
morks stomped
on
cose
holves
ond
insert
two bolts
180'
oport to
finger
tightness.
Instoll
the other oxle shoft
through
cop
side
of
differentiol
cose
iurning
it
to
enter cone
splines
ond then
side
geor
splines. Leoving
the oxle
shoft
in
this
position, insert remoining
bolts
ond tighten
l5 to l8
Foot
Pounds
Remove
the
oxle
shofts.
A
slight
topping on
the
shofts
with
o
soft
hom-
mer moy
be
necessory
to
overcome
the binding oction
of
the
splines
dur-
ing
ossembly.
The shofts
con then
be
reodily
instolled
without spline
interfer-
ence
ot the
proper
point
in flnol
os-
sembly.
The
unit moy now
be
instolled
into
the oxle
housing
iollowing
instructions
given
for the
conventionol differentiol.
REAR
AXLE
AND
PROPELLER
SHAFT
CAUTION' After
unit is
insto//ed
in
housing,
do
noi
ottem1t
to
ro'
lole
orre
oxle
shoft
unlil
both
ore
in
position. Rotolion
of
one
oxle
shoft
wilhout
the
other
oxle
shofl
insto/led
will
result
in
miso/ign-
menl
of
cone
ond
side
geor
splines
ond prevent entry
of
the
second
ox/e
shoff.
Do
nol
refill
with reor oxle
lubrt'
cont
contoining
on
.
oclive
tYPe
sulfur. Use
only
Americon
Mofors
"Twin-Grip," Speciol
Reor
Axle
Lubr
tcont.
NOIE,
"On car"
tyPe
wheel bal'
oncers
ore not
recommended for
use
on
the
reor
wheels
of
cors
equipped
with the
optional
"Twin-
Grip"
untt. The
reor wheel
will
drive
tf in
confoci
with
ground
or
block even though opposile
whee/
is
roised.
This
type
boloncer
moy
be
used
by
removing
the wheel
oPPosite
ol
lhe
one being
bo/onced
with
fhe
comp/ele
ossernbly
roised
uP.
PROPELLER
SHAFT
SECTION
The propeller sho{t
is
o
one
Piece
tubulor shoft with
o
universol
ioint
ot
eoch
end.
The
front ioint yoke
serves
os
o
"slip" yoke on the
tronsmission
output shoft. The
reor yoke
is
secured
to the reor oxle
pinion shoft spline
by
o
yoke nut
on the
195.6
Cubic
lnch
Engine
ond
o
cop
screw
on the
232
Cubic
lnch
Engine.
The
reor
universol
ioint
ossembly
on
232
Cubic
lnch
En-
gine cors
is
o
"toke-oPort"
ioint,
the
yoke being
secured
lo
the
sPider
bY
"U"-bolts.
Propeller Shoft Removol
.l95.6
Cubic lnch Engine
Roise
ond
support
the reor of
the
body
ot
the
side sills
ond the reor
oxle
ot the
center
of the
housing.
Loosen
the
propeller
shoft
coupling
nut
using Coupling
Nut
Wrenches
J-4486 (Fis.
48).
Disconnect
the
reor
shock obsorbers
ot lhe
reor oxle
tubes,
the hond
broke
coble
ot
the odiusting
Yoke.
Remove
the
oxle tube to
sPring
"U"-
bolts
ond
move
the oxle
ossembly
bock
until the front yoke
is free
of
the
tronsmission
output shoft.
Then
remove
the
propeller
shoft.
r3
FIGURE
48
-
Loosening
ProPeller
Shoft
Coupling Nut
-
I95.6
Cubic lnch
Engine
232 Cubic lnch
Engine
Disconnecl
the propeller shoft
from
the
yoke
of the reor
universol
ioint
by
removing
the two "U"-bolts
(Fig.
49).
FIGURE
49
-
Reor
Universol Joint
-
232 Cubic lnch
Engine
The
reor yoke
is
secured
to
the
drive
pinion
shoft
by
o
cop
screw,
lock
wosher
ond
flot
wosher.
t
Propeller Shoft
lnstollotion
I95.6
Cubic lnch Engine
lnstoll
the propeller shoft ond
cou-
pling on the reor oxle
Pinion
shoft
until the center
of the
universol ioini
yoke
is 4'lr,/'
Irom
the front foce
of
the
reor
oxle
housing os shown
in
Fig-
ure
50.
Tighten
the
coupling
to
300
Foot
Pounds
of
torque.
Slide
the
propeller
shoft
slip
loint
onto the
tronsmission
output
shoft.
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