Mitsubishi Evolution X. Manual - part 896

DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY

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REAR AXLE

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REMOVAL SERVICE POINTS

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<<A>> REAR DRIVESHAFT NUT REMOVAL

CAUTION

Do not apply the vehicle weight on the rear wheel hub 
assembly with the driveshaft nut loosened. Otherwise, the 
wheel bearing will be broken.

AC205988

MB990767

AC

Use special tool MB990767 to fix the hub and remove the rear 
driveshaft nut.

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<<B>> SELF-LOCKING NUT REMOVAL

CAUTION

• Loosen the self-locking nut (trailing arm ball joint, con-

trol link ball joint, and knuckle connection) from the ball 
joint, but do not remove here. Use the special tool.

• To prevent the special tool from dropping off, suspend 

it with a rope.

• If the dust cover is damaged during operation, replace 

the dust cover. (Refer to GROUP 34 

− Control Link Ball 

Joint Dust Cover Replacement 

P.34-16

, Trailing Arm 

Ball Joint Dust Cover Replacement 

P.34-20

.)

AC208247AN

Cord

Bolt

MB991897
or
MB992011

Nut

Ball joint

1. Install special tool MB991897 or MB992011 as shown in the 

figure.

AC104739AB

Parallel

Knob

Bolt

Correct

Wrong

2. Turn the bolt and knob to make the special tool jaws parallel, 

then hand-tighten the bolt. After tightening, check that the 
jaws are still parallel.
NOTE: To adjust the special tool jaws to be parallel, set the 
orientation of the knob as shown in the figure.

3. Tighten the bolt with a wrench to disconnect the ball joint 

connection.

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<<C>>REAR DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY REMOVAL

AC205989

MB991354

MB990244
(MB990241)

MB990242
(MB990241)

AC

(Three)

MB990767

1. If the rear driveshaft assembly is seized with the rear wheel 

hub assembly, use special tools MB990242 and MB990244, 
MB990767 and MB991354 to push the rear driveshaft 
assembly out from the rear wheel hub assembly.

CAUTION

• Never pull out the rear driveshaft assembly from the 

EBJ assembly side. Otherwise, the ETJ assembly may 
be damaged. Always pull out from the ETJ side with a 
lever.

•

AC102552 AI

Lever

ETJ assembly

Rear differential
carrier assembly

Care must be taken to ensure that the oil seal of the 
rear differential carrier assembly is not damaged by the 
spline part of the rear driveshaft assembly.

2. Insert a lever between the rear differential carrier assembly 

and rear driveshaft assembly, and then pull the rear 
driveshaft assembly out from the rear driveshaft assembly.

AC511304 AD

MB991000

MB990998

Rear wheel
hub assembly

CAUTION

• Do not apply the vehicle weight to the rear wheel bear-

ing with the rear driveshaft assembly removed.

• If, however, the vehicle weight shall be applied to the 

bearing (in order to move the vehicle), tighten the fol-
lowing special tools MB991000 and MB990998 to the 
specified torque 144 

− 176 N⋅ m (107 − 129 ft-lb).

INSTALLATION SERVICE POINTS

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>>A<< REAR DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY INSTAL-
LATION

CAUTION

Care must be taken to ensure that the oil seal of the rear 
differential carrier assembly is not damaged by the spline 
part of the rear driveshaft assembly.

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>>B<< SELF-LOCKING NUT INSTALLATION

AC705237AB

Transmission
jack

Wooden
block

Self-locking
nut

Control link
assembly

AC705238AB

Self-locking
nut

Trailing arm
assembly

Transmission
jack

Wooden
block

Support the transaxle jack with a wooden block, raise the con-
trol link or trailing arm using a jack, and then tighten the 
self-locking nut.

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>>C<< WASHER/REAR DRIVESHAFT NUT 
INSTALLATION

CAUTION

Do not apply the vehicle weight on the rear wheel bearing 
before fully tightening the rear driveshaft nut. Otherwise, 
the rear wheel bearing may be broken.

AC302292

AC505583

MB990767

AB

Washer

1. Be sure to install the rear driveshaft washer in the illustrated 

direction.

2. Using special tool MB990767, tighten the rear driveshaft nut. 

At this time, tighten the nut to the specified lower limit torque 
so that the pin hole may align with cotter pin.

Tightening torque: 144 

−176 N⋅ m (107 − 129 ft-lb)

3. If the pin hole does not align with the pin, tighten the 

driveshaft nut [less than 176 N

⋅ m (129 ft-lb)] and find the 

nearest hole, then fit the cotter pin.

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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY

M1271003500389

AC705261

3

2

5

6

7

N

N

10

N

N

11

4

1

N

9

AB

1

5

2

3

7

1

4

5

6

2

3

7

1

5

10

3

2

8

8

9

EBJ boots repair kit

ETJ boots repair kit

ETJ repair kit

EBJ grease

EJT grease

N

Disassembly steps 

1.

Circlip

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C

<< 2.

ETJ boot band (large)

>>

C

<< 3.

ETJ boot band (small)

<<

A

>> >>

B

<< 4.

ETJ case

5.

Snap ring

>>

B

<< 6.

Spider assembly

<<

B

>> >>

A

<< 7.

ETJ boot

8.

EBJ boot band (large)

9.

EBJ boot band (small)

10. EBJ boot
11. EBJ assembly

Disassembly steps (Continued)