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Rear Drive Shaft: Removal

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  1. Disconnect ground cable from battery.
  2. Jack-up vehicle, support it with safety stands, and remove rear wheels.
    CAUTION: Be sure to loosen and retighten axle nut after removing wheel from vehicle. Failure to follow this rule may damage wheel bearings.
  3. Unlock axle nut.
  4. Have another technician depress brake pedal so that rear drive shaft does not rotate, while removing axle nut.
  5. Remove rear differential assembly.

    With T-type

    < Ref. to REMOVAL , Rear Differential for T-type . >

    With VA-type

    < Ref. to REMOVAL , Rear Differential for VA-type . >

  6. Remove axle nut and drive shaft. If it is hard to remove, use ST1 and ST2.

    ST1 926470000 AXLE SHAFT PULLER

    ST2 927140000 PLATE

    CAUTION: Be careful not to damage tone wheel when removing rear drive shaft.
    Fig 1: Removing Rear Drive Shaft
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