300Tdi Defender
54
FRONT AXLE AND FINAL DRIVE
2
OVERHAUL
FRONT STUB AXLE, CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
AND SWIVEL PIN HOUSING
Service repair no - 60.15.43.
Remove stub axle, axle shaft and constant
velocity joint.
1. Remove front hub assembly
See Repair, Front
hub assembly .
2. Drain swivel pin housing and refit plug.
NOTE: On later vehicles the swivel pin
housing is filled with grease for life, the
level and drain plugs being deleted.
3. Remove 6 bolts retaining stub axle to swivel
housing.
4. Remove mud shield.
5. Remove stub axle and joint washer.
6. Wthdraw axle shaft and constant velocity joint
from axle casing.
Remove constant velocity joint from axle shaft
7. Hold axle shaft firmly in a soft jawed vice.
8. Using a soft mallet drive constant velocity joint
from shaft.
9. Remove circlip and collar from axle shaft.
Constant velocity joint
10. Mark positions of constant velocity joint, inner
and outer race and cage for reassembly.
11. Swivel cage and inner race to remove balls.