Jeep Cherokee 2000 Service Manual - page 67
(7) Check and fill the gear lubricant. Refer to the
Lubricant Specifications for gear lubricant require-
ments.
(8) Install the brake rotors and calipers. Refer to
Group 5, Brakes, for proper procedures.
(9) Install wheel and tire assemblies.
(10) Lower the vehicle.
COLLAPSIBLE SPACER
REMOVAL W/PINION INSTALLED
(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) Using Holder 6958 to hold the pinion yoke,
remove the pinion nut and washer.
(9) Use Remover C-452 and Wrench C-3281 to
remove the pinion yoke (Fig. 15).
(10) Use a suitable pry tool or a slide hammer
mounted screw, remove the pinion seal.
(11) Remove the front pinion bearing using a pair
of suitable pick tools to pull the bearing straight off
the pinion gear shaft. It may be necessary to lightly
tap the end of the pinion gear with a rawhide or rub-
ber mallet if the bearing becomes bound on the pin-
ion shaft.
(12) Remove the collapsible spacer.
Fig. 13 Check Pinion Rotation Torque
1 – PINION YOKE
2 – INCH POUND TORQUE WRENCH
Fig. 14 Tightening Pinion Shaft Nut—Typical
1 – PINION FLANGE
2 – FRONT AXLE
3 – TOOL 6958
Fig. 15 Pinion Yoke Removal
1 – SPECIAL TOOL C-3281
2 – YOKE
3 – SPECIAL TOOL C-452
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TUBE, 181, AND 186 FBI AXLE
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)