Attention! During the removal and installation of the drive shaft, be careful not to hit the ring gear of the wheel speed sensor, which is mounted on the outer ring of the outer constant velocity joint. Otherwise, the encoder ring gear will be damaged.
When performing maintenance work, be careful not to hit the pole piece located at the top of the front wheel speed sensor.
Removing
Drain the gearbox oil. (4WD Models) Drain the oil from the transfer case.
Remove the intake pipe of the exhaust system.
Attention! To avoid breakage, while loosening the drive shaft mounting nut, hang the wheel to unload the hub bearing.
Removing the drive shaft mounting nut
In order to fix the hub and unscrew the drive shaft mounting nut, use a special holder (MV990767).
Attention! Do not remove the nut from the ball joint pin. Just loosen it up. Use a special tool to avoid damaging the threads on the ball joint pin. Tie the puller with a cord to prevent it from falling.
Removing the self-locking nut (tie rod end fasteners)
Install the ball joint puller (MV991897), as shown in the figure.
If necessary, turn the handle and bolt to set the legs parallel to each other. Tighten the bolt by hand, keeping the tabs parallel.
Attention! With the legs parallel to each other, make sure that the handle is in the position shown in the figure.
Tighten the bolt with a wrench to disengage the tie rod end.
Removing the drive shaft
Use the following special tool to remove the drive shaft from the hub.
- Drive shaft puller (MV990241).
- Puller screw (MV990242).
- Puller bracket (MV990244).
- Puller base (MV991354).
- Holder (MV990767).
Remove the drive shaft from the hub by grasping the bottom of the brake disc and pulling it towards you.
Attention! Do not apply force to the drive shaft. Otherwise, you may damage the constant velocity joint. Use a mount for this.
Attention! When removing the drive shaft from the gearbox, be careful not to damage the oil seal with the drive shaft splines.
Insert a pry bar between the gearbox housing and drive shaft. Use the pry bar as a lever and remove the drive shaft from the gearbox.
If it is difficult to disengage the inner shaft from the transmission, then remove the shaft by lightly tapping the intermediate support bracket assembly with a plastic mallet.
Install a special plug (MV991460), to prevent foreign material from entering the gearbox housing.
To avoid breakage, when removing the drive shaft, hang the wheel to relieve the wheel bearing. If it is necessary to move the vehicle on its wheels, temporarily fix the bearing using the following special tool.
- Spacer sleeve (MV991000).
- Tool for dismantling and installing the front wheel hub (MV991017).
Removing the inner drive shaft (4WD Models)
Remove the shaft using the special tool.
Attention! Do not damage the oil seal with the wheel drive shaft splines when removing the shaft.
Installing the drive shaft
Attention! When installing the drive shaft, be careful not to damage the oil seal with the drive shaft splines.
Installing the pad and self-locking nut (anti-roll bar mounts)
Install the pad and bushing as shown. Tighten the self-locking nut so that the length of the projection (A) the stabilizer bar mounting bolt corresponded to the required value.
Required value (A): 9.4±0.3 mm.
Note. Be careful to correctly orient the washer and drive shaft mounting nut.
Attention! Before final tightening of the drive shaft nuts, make sure that the hub bearings are not under load. Otherwise, the bearing will be damaged.
Installation of the washer and nut of the drive shaft
Using a special holder (MV990767), tighten the drive shaft mounting nut to the specified torque.
Torque value: 245±29 Nm.