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Condition Possible Causes Correction Gear Teeth Broke 1. Overloading. 1. Replace gears. Examine other 2. Erratic clutch operation. 2. Replace gears and examine the 3. Ice-spotted pavement. 3. Replace gears and examine 4. Improper adjustments. 4. Replace gears and examine Axle Noise 1. Insufficient lubricant. 1. Fill differential with the correct 2. Improper ring gear and pinion 2. Check ring gear and pinion 3. Unmatched ring gear and pinion. 3. Replace gears with a matched 4. Worn teeth on ring gear and/or 4. Replace ring gear and pinion. 5. Loose pinion bearings. 5. Adjust pinion bearing pre-load. 6. Loose differential bearings. 6. Adjust differential bearing 7. Mis-aligned or sprung ring gear. 7. Measure ring gear run-out. 8. Loose differential bearing cap 8. Inspect differential components 9. Housing not machined properly. 9. Replace housing. REMOVAL (1) Raise and support the vehicle. essary. (4) Remove both C/V driveshafts. pinion companion flange for installation reference. (6) Remove the front propeller shaft. the differential housing. (9) Remove bolts holding the axle to the engine mounts (Fig. 3). (10) Remove bolts holding the axle to the pinion nose bracket (Fig. 4). (11) Lower the jack and housing. INSTALLATION (1) Raise the axle into position. Loosely install the bolts and nuts to hold the axle to the engine mounts (2) Tighten all the bolts finger-tight, then tighten all bolts to 95 N·m (70 ft. lbs.). (3) Install the axle vent tube. shaft, transfer case, and pinion companion flange. (5) Install propeller shaft. necessary. (8) Install the skid plate, if necessary. lubricant, if necessary. (10) Remove the supports and lower the vehicle. 3 - 26 FRONT AXLE - C205F AN FRONT AXLE - C205F (Continued) |