Rear Wheel Bearing & Axle Shaft Seal - Semi-Floating Axle - Service & Repair
4. CAUTION: The bearing and seal seating surfaces must be free from burrs, nicks and spalling.
Clean and inspect the bore in the axle tube.
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Wipe the bore in the axle tube with emery cloth to smooth the surface. Clean the bore with a standard metal-cleaning solvent. Wipe the bore
with a soft, lint-free cloth to remove any foreign material.
Installation
1. If removed, lubricate the new rear wheel bearing with the specified axle lubricant.
2. CAUTION: Install the rear wheel bearing with the identification numbers facing outward.
CAUTION: Do not cock the rear wheel bearing in the axle tube.
Using the special tools, install the rear wheel bearing.
3. CAUTION: Do not cock the wheel bearing oil seal in the axle tube.
NOTE: This step shows an alternate method for installing the wheel bearing oil seal.
Using the special tools, install the new wheel bearing oil seal.
4. CAUTION: Do not cock the wheel bearing oil seal in the axle tube bore.
NOTE: This step is an alternate method for installing the wheel bearing oil seal. Carry out this step if wheel bearing oil seal installation was not
done in the previous step.
Using the special tools, install the new wheel bearing oil seal.
