1. Set the vehicle on a lift.
2. Disconnect the ground cable from the battery.
3. Shift the select lever or gear shift lever to neutral.
4. Release the parking brake.
5. Loosen the wheel nuts.
6. Jack up the vehicle and support it with rigid racks.
7. Remove the wheels.
8. Remove the rear exhaust pipe and muffler.
9. Remove the front cover of the rear differential mount.
10. Remove the propeller shaft.
11. Remove the clamps and bracket of parking brake cable.
12. Remove the DOJ of the rear drive shaft from the rear differential.
|
(A) |
DOJ |
|
(B) |
Tire lever |
13. Suspend the rear drive shaft to the rear crossmember using wire.
14. Remove the lower bracket.
|
(A) |
Lower differential bracket |
15. Support the rear differential with the transmission jack.
|
(A) |
Transmission jack |
16. Remove the self-locking nuts and bolts.
17. Remove the bolts which secure the differential front member to the vehicle.
Loosen the bolt A first, then remove the bolt B.
NOTE:
Instruct your co-worker to hold the differential front member so that it will not fall.
|
(A) |
Bolt A |
|
(B) |
Bolt B |
18. Remove the bolt A.
19. While slowly lowering the transmission jack, move the rear differential forward, and remove the bolts from the differential front member.
20. Remove the differential front member from the vehicle.
21. Remove the rear differential from the differential front member.
