AssemblingtheFrontAxleShaftsandBearings(continued)
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Figure208
5.Applya1.60mm(1/16inch)beadofLoctiteUltraGraySilicone(gasket
eliminator)totheaxlehousingange.Alignthedustshieldandbrake
assemblywiththeaxlehousingangeandpushtheaxleshaftassemblyall
thewayintotheaxlehousing.Ensurethatyoudonotdamagetheoilseal
andbearing(Figure208).
Note:Liquidgasketkit(T oroPartNo.92-8775)includesLoctiteultragray
silicone(gasketeliminator)andapplicationinstructions.
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Figure209
6.Installthe4socket-headscrews,4hardenedwashers,and4locknuts.
Tightenthenutsevenlyinanalternatingpatternsothatthebearingisdrawn
intotheaxlehousing(Figure209).Torquethenutsto22to27N·m(16
to20ft-lb).
IMPORTANT
Whentighteningthelocknuts,holdthesocket-headscrewswitha
wrenchtopreventthescrewheadfromdamagingtheaxletube.
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