Chevrolet 1977 light duty truck Service Manual page 367

Fig. 4B-20- Wheel Bearing Removal
See figure 4B-22. This tool installs the seal flush with the
end of the tube.
Brake Backing Plate—Replacement
1. Remove brake line at wheel cylinder inlet and
disassemble brake com ponents from flange plate. Refer
to Section 5 for brake disassembly procedure.
2. Remove bolts retaining flange plate to axle, and
remove flange plate.
3. Install new flange plate to axle housing and
torque nuts to specifications.
4. Install brake com ponents on flange and connect
hydraulic line to wheel cylinder inlet. See Section 5 for
brake assembly, bleeding and adjustment procedures.
Axle Shaft—Installation
1. Slide axle shaft into place.
CAUTION: Exercise care that splines on end o f
Fig. 4B-21-W heel Bearing Installation
Fig. 4B-22-S eal Installation
shaft do not damage oil seal and that they
engage with splines o f differential side gear.
2. Install axle sh aft " C " lock on button end of axle
shaft and push shaft outward so that shaft lock seats in
counterbore o f differential side gear.
3. Position differential pinion shaft through case
and pinions, aligning hole in shaft with lock screw hole.
Install lock screw.
4. Using a new gasket, install carrier cover.
CAUTION: M ake sure both gasket surfaces on
carrier a n d cover are clean before installing
new gasket. Torque carrier cover bolts in a
crosswise pattern to ensure uniform draw on
cover gasket.
5. Fill axle with lubricant as specified in Section 0
o f this manual to a level even with the bottom o f filler
hole.
6. Install brake d rum an d wheel and tire assembly.