Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual page 121

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
INSTALLATION
(1) Lubricate bearing bore and seal lip with gear
lubricant. Insert axle shaft through seal, bearing,
and engage it into side gear splines.
NOTE: Use care to prevent shaft splines from dam-
aging axle shaft seal lip.
(2) Insert C–lock in end of axle shaft. Push axle
shaft outward to seat C–lock in side gear.
(3) Insert pinion shaft into differential case and
through thrust washers and differential pinions.
(4) Align hole in shaft with hole in the differential
case and install lock screw with Loctite
threads. Tighten lock screw to 11 N·m (8 ft. lbs.)
torque.
(5) Install cover and add fluid. Refer to Lubricant
Change procedure in this section for procedure and
lubricant requirements.
(6) Install brake drum. Refer to Group 5, Brakes,
for proper procedures.
(7) Install wheel and tire.
(8) Lower vehicle.
8 1/4 AND 9 1/4 AXLE SEAL AND BEARING
REMOVAL
(1) Remove axle shaft.
(2) Remove axle shaft seal from the end of the axle
tube with a small pry bar (Fig. 12).
NOTE: The seal and bearing can be removed at the
same time with the bearing removal tool.
(3) Remove the axle shaft bearing from the axle
tube with Bearing Removal Tool Set 6310, using
Adapter Foot 6310-9 (Fig. 13).
INSTALLATION
NOTE: Do not install the original axle shaft seal.
Always install a new seal.
(1) Wipe the axle tube bore clean. Remove any old
sealer or burrs from the tube.
(2) Install the axle shaft bearing with Installer
C-4198 and Handle C-4171 (Fig. 14). Ensure that the
bearing part number is against the installer. Verify
that the bearing in installed straight and the tool
fully contacts the axle tube when seating the bearing.
(3) Install a new axle seal with Installer C-4076-B
and Handle C-4735-1. When the tool contacts the
axle tube, the seal is installed to the correct depth.
(4) Coat the lip of the seal with axle lubricant for
protection prior to installing the axle shaft.
(5) Install the axle shaft.
on the
1 – AXLE TUBE
2 – AXLE SEAL
3 – PRY BAR
Fig. 13 Axle Shaft Bearing Removal Tool
1 – AXLE SHAFT TUBE
2 – NUT
3 – GUIDE PLATE
4 – GUIDE
5 – THREADED ROD
6 – ADAPTER
7 – FOOT
8 1/4 AND 9 1/4 AXLE
Fig. 12 Axle Seal Removal
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