SAFARI

REAR AXLE

REMOVAL FROMVEHICLE

Place wheel chocks on front wheel.

Drain oil from rear axle while it is hot. Use Drive square

for drain plug. Pt. no. 2654 5890 3524.

Disconnect propeller shaft from tail pinion and lay it

on side.

Unscrew and remove the nuts and bolts connecting

end of shock absorber to the bracket on rear axle.

Unscrew and remove the bolts and nuts holding

antiroll bar to rear axle.

Disconnect the rear brake hose from bracket on

chassis frame after removing lock clip. Remove

brake bundy pipe from wheel cylinder and keep it

safely. Plug the opening to avoid oil flow and entry

of dirt.

Slightly loosen wheel nuts and lift rear axle assembly

by jacks placed under axle tube near spring seat.

Caution :

Do not place jack under rear axle centre

housing but only on axle tube especially

on a loaded vehicle.

Place suitable supports below the long members.

Remove wheel nuts and take out the tyres.

Release the brake shoes by turning brake adjusting

cams until brake drum rotates freely.

Remove brake drums. Use two bolts M10 X 1.0 X

25 mm. Fig. 2

Remove the spring clips holding the parking brake

cable with the anchor plate assembly.

Disconnect the parking brake cable from the lever

on anchor plate assembly and pull out cable.

Measuring Axle end play

(Axle on the vehicle)

Support the vehicle by placing two V-stands under

the axle locating it on the tubes. Confirm the axle s

in horizontal plane and the vehicle is steady.

Take out the wheel and brake drum. With a mag-

netic stand and dial, locating it on a proper base,

make the dial pointer to touch the flange face of

axle shaft.

Pull the flange towards you and set dial to zero at

this point.

Now Push the flange away from you and mark the

dial reading at this point.

This is axle end play reading. This should be within

specified valve.

Fig. 2

Removal of Coil Spring :

Support rear axle

If necessary jack up further the chassis frame till

the coil spring extended length gets accommodated

and then remove coil spring from its seat.

Unscrew and remove nuts and bolts holding the

panhard rod to chassis and rear axle.

Unscrew and remove bolts and nuts holding lower

link. Unscrew and remove nuts and bolts holding

the top link.

Supporting the rear axle at centre by a trolly jack,

draw out the axle assembly. Mount on workstand.

WARNING:

A serious of fatal injury can occur if vehicle is

not properly jacked.

Exercise extreme care when working on

components utilizing snap rings or spring

loaded retention devices.