Liberty Sport 2WD L4-2.4L VIN 1 (2002)
10. Install yoke with Installer C-3718 and Spanner Wrench 6958 (Fig. 80).
11. Install the yoke washer and a new nut on the pinion gear and tighten the pinion nut until there is zero bearing end-play.
12. Tighten the nut to 271 Nm (200 ft. lbs.).
Pinion Gear Nut ........................................................................................................................................................................271 Nm (200 ft. lbs.)
CAUTION: Never loosen pinion gear nut to decrease pinion gear bearing rotating torque and never exceed specified preload torque. If preload torque
or rotating torque is exceeded a new collapsible spacer must be installed.
13. Using Spanner Wrench 6958 and a torque wrench set at 474 Nm (350 ft. lbs.), (Fig. 81) slowly tighten the nut in 6.8 Nm (5 ft. lbs.) increments
until the rotating torque is achieved.
CAUTION: Measure torque to rotate frequently to avoid over crushing the collapsible spacer.
