Chrysler Vehicle User Manual page 187

3 - 128 REAR AXLE - 216RBI
PINION SEAL
REMOVAL
(1) Raise and support the vehicle.
(2) Remove wheel and tire assemblies.
(3) Remove brake drums.
(4) Mark propeller shaft and pinion yoke for
installation reference.
(5) Remove propeller shaft from the yoke.
(6) Rotate pinion gear three or four times and ver-
ify that pinion rotates smoothly.
(7) Using Spanner Wrench 6958 to hold the pinion
yoke, remove the pinion nut and washer.
(8) Remove pinion yoke with Remover C-452 and
Flange Wrench C-3281 (Fig. 28).
Fig. 28 PINION YOKE REMOVER
1 - FLANGE WRENCH
2 - PINION YOKE
3 - REMOVER
(9) Remove pinion shaft seal with a pry tool or
slide hammer mounted screw.
INSTALLATION
(1) Apply a light coating of gear lubricant on the
lip of pinion seal. Install seal with Installer 8681
(Fig. 29).
(2) Install yoke on pinion gear with Installer
W-162–D, Cup 8109 and Spanner Wrench 6958 (Fig.
30).
(3) Install pinion washer and a new nut on the
pinion gear and tighten the nut until there is zero
bearing end-play.
(4) Hold pinion yoke with Spanner Wrench 6958
(Fig. 31) and tighten pinion nut to 217 to 271N·m
(160 to 200 ft. lbs.).
Fig. 29 PINION SEAL INSTALLER
1 - HANDLE
2 - INSTALLER
Fig. 30 YOKE SPANNER WRENCH
1 - INSTALLER
2 - PINION YOKE
3 - SPANNER WRENCH
(5) Install propeller shaft with reference marks
aligned.
(6) Add gear lubricant to the differential if neces-
sary.
(7) Install the brake drums.
(8) Install wheel and tire assemblies.
(9) Lower the vehicle.
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