Contents: Removal ⇓ Installation ⇓
Removal
1. Loosen the right front wheel nuts, raise the front of the vehicle and place it on supports. Remove the right wheel.
2. Drain the transmission fluid (see chapter 1).
3. Disconnect the right control arm joint from the steering knuckle (see chapter 10).
4. Remove the inner joint of the drive shaft from the intermediate shaft. Move the drive shaft to the side and secure it with wire (otherwise, the outer joint of the drive shaft may break).
5. Remove the three bolts securing the intermediate shaft support to the engine (figure 12.5,a) and carefully remove the shaft from the gearbox (figure 12.5,b) Be careful not to damage the seal.
6. Caution: If you are also removing the left drive wheel. insert plugs to secure the differential gears (see Figure 4.19,a,b in Chapter 7A). There are special plugs for this chain, however, you can use suitable homemade devices.
7. Check the smooth rotation of the intermediate shaft bearing. To do this, hold the shaft and rotate the bearing. If noise occurs when the bearing rotates, contact a service station to replace the bearing.
Installation
8. Remove the plug from the differential gear (if it was installed).
9. Lubricate the differential seal lip with a small amount of universal grease. Carefully insert the intermediate gear into the differential gear, then insert the support mounting bolts. Tighten the bolts to the specified torque, working in the sequence shown in the figure 12.5.a.
10. Install a new spring ring (see figure 11.10,a,6) and insert the inner pinion of the drive shaft into the intermediate shaft.
11. Connect the ball joint to the steering knuckle and tighten the tie bolt to the required torque (see Technical data at the beginning of Chapter 10).
12. Install the wheel, tighten the mounting nuts Lower the vehicle and tighten the wheel mounting nuts to the required torque (see Technical data at the beginning of Chapter 1).
13. Fill the transmission fluid (see chapter 1).