Express 1500 AWD V8-5.3L VIN T (2004)
6. Install the lower inner axle shaft housing bushing bolt and nut.
7. Install the upper inner axle shaft housing bushing bolt and nut.
Tighten the upper and lower inner axle shaft housing bushing bolts to 85 Nm (63 ft. lbs.).
8. Remove the support jack.
9. Install the inner axle shaft into the differential case side gear by doing the following:
9.1.
Carefully guide the inner axle shaft through the inner axle housing until the retaining ring on the inner axle shaft contacts the differential
case side gear.
9.2.
Install the inner axle shaft into the differential case side gear by tapping the retaining ring into the retaining groove using a soft-faced mallet
and until the retaining ring on the inner axle shaft is fully seated within the groove in the differential case side gear.
9.3.
Pull back on the inner axle shaft to ensure that the inner axle shaft is properly retained in the differential case side gear.
10. Install the wheel drive shaft to the inner axle shaft.
11. Fill the differential carrier assembly with axle lubricant. Use the proper fluid.
12. Lower the vehicle.
