Jeep Cherokee 2000 Service Manual - page 64
REMOVAL W/PINION REMOVED
(1) Raise and support the vehicle.
(2) Remove wheel and tire assemblies.
(3) Remove brake rotors and calipers. Refer to
Group 5, Brakes, for proper procedures.
(4) Mark the propeller shaft and pinion yoke for
installation reference.
(5) Remove the propeller shaft from the yoke.
(6) Rotate the pinion gear three or four times.
(7) Measure the amount of torque necessary to
rotate the pinion gear with a (in. lbs.) dial-type
torque wrench. Record the torque reading for instal-
lation reference.
(8) Remove differential assembly from axle hous-
ing.
(9) Using Holder 6958 to hold yoke, remove the
pinion nut and washer.
(10) Using Remover C-452 and Wrench C-3281,
remove the pinion yoke from pinion shaft (Fig. 15).
(11) Remove the pinion gear from housing (Fig.
16). Catch the pinion with your hand to prevent it
from falling and being damaged.
(12) Remove collapsible spacer from pinion shaft.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install a new collapsible preload spacer on pin-
ion shaft (Fig. 17).
(2) If pinion gear was removed, install pinion gear
in housing.
(3) Install pinion front bearing, if necessary.
(4) Apply a light coating of gear lubricant on the
lip of pinion seal. Install seal with Installer C-3972-A
and Handle C-4171 (Fig. 18), if necessary.
(5) Install yoke with Installer W-162-D, Cup 8109,
and holder 6958 (Fig. 19).
(6) If the original pinion bearings are being used,
install differential assembly and axle shafts, if neces-
sary.
Fig. 16 Remove Pinion Gear
1 – RAWHIDE HAMMER
Fig. 17 Collapsible Preload Spacer
1 – COLLAPSIBLE SPACER
2 – SHOULDER
3 – PINION GEAR
4 – OIL SLINGER
5 – REAR BEARING
Fig. 18 Pinion Seal Installation
1 – SPECIAL TOOL C-4171
2 – SPECIAL TOOL C-3972–A
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TUBE, 181, AND 186 FBI AXLE
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)