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Rear Differential Front Member: Installation

  1. Temporarily install the rear differential front member.
    CAUTION: Be sure to use a new self-locking nut.
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  2. Detach the transmission jack, and tighten the self-locking nut.
    CAUTION: Be sure to detach the transmission jack, and tighten the self-locking nut with the rear differential seated under its own weight.

    Tightening torque: 

    T1: 50 N.m (5.1 kgf-m, 36.9 ft-lb)

    T2: 110 N.m (11.2 kgf-m, 81.1 ft-lb)

    Fig 1: Rear Differential Self-Locking Nuts (With Torque Specification)
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