Rear Drive Axle - Remove
Removal Procedure
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Required Tools     | |||
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Tool     | Part Number     | Part Description     | Qty     |
A     | 1U-8228     | Lifting Sling     | 2     |
B     | 140-7742     | Protective Sleeve     | 2     |
Start By:
- Remove the rear axle stabilizer rod. Refer to Disassembly and Assembly, SENR9128, "Rear Axle Stabilizer Rod - Remove and Install" for the correct procedure.
- Turn off the engine. Apply the foot brake several times in order to relieve the pressure in the brake system.
- Park the machine on a hard, level surface. Chock the wheels in order to prevent the machine from moving.
- Drain the oil from the rear axle housing. The capacity of the axle housing is 9 L (2.5 US gal) .
- Release the contained energy in the driveline by raising either side of the machine until the wheels are off the ground. Lower the wheels back to the ground.
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Personal injury can result from driveline torque windup under load. Unequal wheel speed can result in driveline torque windup which can cause driveline components to be under load during disassembly. Relieve the driveline torque windup before disassembly. |
- Chock the wheels in order to stabilize the machine for maintenance.
- Place an appropriate floor jack under drive shaft (1) . Use tie straps in order to secure the universal joint to the floor jack.
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Illustration 1 | g00523091 |
- Remove four bolts (3) in order to disconnect drive shaft (1) from rear axle (2) .
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Illustration 2 | g00523092 |
- Remove four bolts (5) in order to disconnect drive shaft (1) from center axle (4) .
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Illustration 3 | g00523093 |
- Use the floor jack in order to lower the drive shaft from the machine. The drive shaft weighs 23 kg (50 lb) .
- Remove four bolts (7) in order to remove drive shaft universal joint (6) from drive shaft (1) .
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Illustration 4 | g00523095 |
- Remove four bolts (9) in order to remove drive shaft universal joint (8) from drive shaft (1) .
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Illustration 5 | g00523096 |
- Disconnect hydraulic line (10) from the rear axle housing. Hydraulic line (10) will stay connected to rear suspension frame (11) .
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Illustration 6 | g00524749 |
- Remove hose clamp (12) that secures hydraulic hose (13) to differential (14) . Disconnect hydraulic hose (13) from differential (14) .
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Illustration 7 | g00524991 |
- Attach Tooling (A) , Tooling (B) and a hoist to dump body (15) , as shown. Apply a slight tension on the lifting slings. Position an appropriate floor jack under the shaft yoke on the rear axle housing.
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Illustration 8 | g00524711 |
- Remove four bolts (16) and the washers that secure axle housing (19) to mounting plate (17) . Remove four bolts (18) and the washers that secure axle housing (19) to rear suspension frame (11) .
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Illustration 9 | g00524761 |
- Remove four bolts (22) and the washers that secure bracket (23) and axle housing (19) to rear suspension frame (11) . Remove bracket (23) from axle housing (19) .
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Illustration 10 | g00524945 |
- Remove four bolts (20) and the washers that secure axle housing (19) to mounting plate (21) .
- Use the hoist in order to raise the dump body enough to access hydraulic hose (25) . Disconnect hydraulic hose (25) from brake line (24) .
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Illustration 11 | g00524716 |
- Use the hoist in order to raise the dump body enough for removal of axle housing (19) . Use floor jack (26) in order to lower the shaft yoke on axle housing (19) . Rotate the wheels in order to remove axle housing (19) from the machine.
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Illustration 12 | g00524946 |
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