Wrangler L4-2.4L VIN 1 (2006)
Pinion Bearing Spacer: Service and Repair
Rear Axle - 194RBI
REAR AXLE - 194RBI
SPACER - COLLAPSIBLE
REMOVAL
1. With vehicle in neutral, position vehicle on hoist.
2. Remove rear brake drums.
3. Remove propeller shaft.
4. Rotate pinion gear three or four times.
5. Record torque to rotate the pinion gear with an inch pound dial-type torque wrench.
6. Hold pinion yoke with Spanner Wrench 6958 and remove pinion nut and washer.
Fig. 34 PINION YOKE REMOVER
7. Remove pinion yoke with Remover C-452 and Flange Wrench C-3281 (Fig. 34).
8. Remove pinion shaft seal with a pry tool or a slide hammer mounted screw.
9. Remove front pinion bearing using a pair of pick tools to pull the bearing straight off the pinion gear shaft.
NOTE: If bearing becomes bound on pinion shaft, lightly tap the pinion shaft with a rawhide/rubber hammer.
10. Remove collapsible spacer.
INSTALLATION
1. Install a new collapsible preload spacer on pinion shaft.
2. Install pinion front bearing.