Maintenance, Service, and Repair
Transmission Page 8
Replace the Axle Bearing
NOTE: The axle must be removed from the transmission for this procedure.
Refer to Remove and Install Axle for information regarding
removing the rear axle.
Removable Hub:
1. Remove the hub from the axle shaft. Refer to Rear Hub/Brake Drum for information regarding
removing the hub.
2. Press the axle bearing off of the axle shaft and discard.
3. Press a new bearing onto the axle shaft.
4. If the axle is not to be immediately installed into a vehicle, pack the bearing with grease and
wrap it in plastic to prevent corrosion.
Non-Removable Hub
1. Drill a 1/4” hole to a depth of approximately 3/4 the
thickness of the retaining ring.
2. Use a chisel to split the retainer and remove the
retainer from the axle shaft.
Do not drill all of the way
through the retainer into the
axle shaft. Drilling into the
axle shaft will weaken the
axle shaft and could cause the
axle to fail resulting in severe
bodily injury and/or property
damage.
3. Press the bearing and brake assembly off of the axle
shaft.
4. Press a new bearing/race assembly onto the axle shaft.
5. If the axle is not to be immediately installed into a
vehicle, pack the bearing with grease and wrap it in
plastic to prevent corrosion.
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