Rear Differential Front Oil Seal
Rear Differential Front Oil SealREPLACEMENT
1) Set the vehicle on a lift.
2) Disconnect the ground cable from the battery.
3) Shift the select lever or gear shift lever to neutral.
4) Release the parking brake.
5) Remove the oil drain plug, and drain gear oil.
6) Install the oil drain plug.
NOTE: Apply liquid gasket to the drain plug.
Liquid gasket: THREE BOND 1105 (Part No. 004403010) or equivalent
Tightening torque: 49 N-m (5.0 kgf-m, 36.2 ft-lb)
7) Lift up the vehicle.
8) Remove the rear exhaust pipe and muffler.
9) Remove the propeller shaft.
10) Remove the self-locking nut while holding the companion flange with ST.
ST 498427200 FLANGE WRENCH
11) Extract the companion flange using ST.
ST 399703600 PULLER ASSY
12) Using the ST, remove the oil seal.
ST 398527700 PULLER ASSY
13) Install a new oil seal using ST.
NOTE: Apply oil to the outer circumference of the oil seal.
ST 498447120 INSTALLER
14) Install the companion flange.
NOTE: Use a plastic hammer to install companion flange.
15) Apply seal material on the drive pinion shaft thread and new self-locking nut seat.
Seal material: THREE BOND 1324 (Part No. 004403042) or equivalent
16) Tighten the self-locking nut to the specified torque so that the companion flange preload becomes the same value as that before replacing the oil seal.
ST 498427200 FLANGE WRENCH
NOTE: Use a new self-locking nut.
Tightening torque: 181.5 N-m (18.5 kgf-m, 134.0 ft-lb)
17) Hereafter, reassemble in the reverse order of disassembly.