Contents: Removal ⤓ Installation ⤓
Removal
Remove the brake hose retainer, the wheel speed sensor wire connector (cars with ABS) and the anti-roll bar.
Using a hub stop, loosen the wheel drive shaft mounting nut.
Loosen the nut securing the lower arm ball joint pin to the front suspension strut.
Using a puller, remove the ball joint from the steering knuckle.
Remove the nut securing the ball joint pin of the tie rod end to the front suspension strut. Using a puller, remove the ball joint pin from the steering knuckle.
Using the tool, push the drive shaft end out of the hub.
Manual transmission models: Loosen the bolt (left) and remove the split pin (right), remove the wheel drive shaft from the transmission.
(The material was borrowed from the website MitsubishiMan.ru)
Models with automatic transmission: Insert the pry bar 3 between the transmission housing 4 and the wheel drive shaft (2) (CV joint housing) as shown in the figure and push the shaft out of the transmission.
CAUTION: Do not pull out the drive shaft without a mount; such an operation will result in damage to the CV joint (type TJ).
If it is necessary to move the car to another location (the bearing must be loaded with the weight of the car), then temporarily tighten the nut with the device as shown in the figure
After knocking out the split pin, remove the right wheel drive shaft from the gearbox (cars with manual transmission).
Remove the wheel drive shaft from the gearbox (car with automatic transmission).
Remove the split retaining ring from the shaft (vehicles with automatic transmission).
CAUTION: On vehicles with ABS, when removing and installing the wheel drive shaft, special care must be taken not to damage the wheel speed sensor rotors mounted on the outer CV joint housings (type BJ).
Installation
Installation is carried out in reverse order, taking into account the following:
Install the drive shaft into the hub and into the gearbox. When installing the drive shaft into the gearbox, apply grease to the splines on the gearbox side of the shaft and make sure the pin hole on the end of the drive shaft matches the pin hole on the gearbox shaft. If these holes do not match, rotate the drive shaft 180° and reconnect the drive shaft to the gearbox shaft.
CAUTION: Due to the odd number of splines on the wheel drive shaft, when the wheel drive shaft is rotated 180°, the split pin hole will be offset by half the pin hole diameter.
Apply sealant to the split pin and then insert it into the hole of the wheel drive shaft. After installing the pin, apply sealant to both sides of the pin holes to completely seal them.
The washer under the drive shaft mounting nut must be installed with the convex side facing the nut.
Tighten the drive shaft mounting nut using a torque wrench.
Install the brake hose retainer, wheel speed sensor wire connector (vehicles with ABS) and anti-roll bar.
Connect the speedometer drive cable, stabilizer bar and side lower cover.