Cherokee 4WD LHD L6-4.0L VIN S (2001)
Pinion Bearing Spacer: Service and Repair
Front Axle - 186FBI
REMOVAL
1. Raise and support the vehicle.
2. Remove wheel and tire assemblies.
3. Remove brake rotors, and calipers (Refer to BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL).
4. Mark propeller shaft and pinion yoke for installation reference.
5. Remove propeller shaft from the yoke.
6. Rotate pinion gear three or four times.
7. Record the rotating torque of the pinion gear with an inch pound torque wrench.
8. Hold the pinion yoke with Spanner Wrench 6958 and remove the pinion nut and washer.
9. Remove pinion yoke with Remover C-452 and Flange Wrench C-3281 (Fig. 31).
10. Remove pinion seal with a suitable pry tool or a slide hammer mounted screw.
11. Remove front pinion bearing with a pair of pick tools to pull the bearing off the pinion gear shaft. If the bearing becomes bound on the shaft,
lightly tap the end of the pinion gear with a rawhide/ rubber hammer.
12. Remove the collapsible spacer.
INSTALLATION
1. Install new collapsible spacer on the pinion shaft.
2. Install pinion front bearing.
3. Apply a light coating of gear lubricant on the lip of pinion seal and install seal with Installer C-3972-A and Handle C-4171 (Fig. 32).