C 2500 Truck 2WD L6-292 4.8L (1986)
Hub & Drum
REAR WHEEL BEARINGS
Fig. 6 Removing Or Installing Wheel Bearing Adjusting Nut
1.
Remove wheel and axle shaft.
2.
Disengage tang of locknut from slot or flat of locknut, then remove locknut from housing tube, using appropriate tool, Fig. 6.
3.
Disengage tang of locknut from slot or flat of adjusting nut and remove locknut from housing tube.
4.
Use appropriate tool, Fig. 6, to remove adjusting nut from housing tube. Remove thrust washer from housing tube.
5.
Pull hub and drum straight off axle housing.
Axle Housing
Refer to CHEVROLET FULL FLOATING AXLES for axle housing replacement procedure.
Axle Shaft
REAR AXLE SHAFT
Removing axle shaft. GMC single speed axle
1.
Remove hub cap retaining cap screws and hub cap.
2.
Install a slide hammer adapter into tapped hole in axle flange.
3.
Attach slide hammer onto adapter and remove axle shaft from housing, Fig. 9.
4.
Reverse procedure to install. Lubricate small end of axle shaft and install into housing using a new gasket. Torque axle flange cap screws on 15 ft.
lbs.
Wheel Bearings
REAR WHEEL BEARINGS
