Front Wheel Drive - Chevrolet 1977 light duty truck Service Manual

The following caution applies to one or more steps in the assembly
procedure o f components in this portion of the m anual as indicated at
a ppropriate locations by the terminology "See Caution on page 1 o f this
Section".
CAUTION:
P A R T IN
V IT A L C O M P O N E N T S A N D S Y S T E M S , A N D /O R C O U LD R E S U L T
IN M A JO R R E P A IR E X P E N S E , I T M U S T B E R E P L A C E D W IT H
O N E O F T H E S A M E P A R T N U M B E R OR W IT H A N E Q U IV A L E N T
PA R T I F R E P LA C E M E N T B E C O M E S N E C E S S A R Y. DO N O T U SE A
R E P L A C E M E N T P A R T OF L E S S E R Q U A L IT Y OR S U B S T IT U T E
D I SIG N .
D U R IN G R E A S S E M B L Y TO A S S U R E P R O P E R R E T E N T IO N OF
T H IS P A R T .
G en eral Description......................................................................... .4C-1
D ia g n o s is ............................................................................................. .4C-2
F ro nt Axle A sse m b ly .......................................................................4C-5
R epair Axle Joint C o m p o n e n ts .................................................. .4C-6
Specifications........................................................................................4C-6
T he front axle is a hypoid gear axle unit equipped
with steering knuckles. Axle assembly
production date are stam ped on left tube of assembly.
Conventional truck service brakes are provided on all
4-wheel drive units.
SECTION 4C

FRONT WHEEL DRIVE

T H IS F A S T E N E R
T H A T I T C O U LD A F F E C T T H E P E R F O R M A N C E OF
T O R Q U E V A L U E S M U S T BE
C O N T E N T S
R e m o v a l............................................................................................. .4C-5
Installation..........................................................................................4C-5
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
num ber and
I S A N IM P O R T A N T A T T A C H IN G
U SED A S S P E C IF IE D
K 10-20 Models use the D a n a (44 Series) which
incorporates a 8 -1/2" ring gear. A new 4500 lb. capacity
unit is used on the K-30 Model. The K-30 axle assembly
is a D a n a (60 Series) which incorporates a 9 -3 /4 " ring
gear.