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| Start by draining the
fluid and removing the inspection cover. Support the rear
axles with jack stands and remove the tires. |
Remove the pinion shaft
from the carrier. At this point you should be able to
remove the spider gears from the carrier. |
The C-Clips are retained
in small grooves at the axle shaft tips. Push the axles
inward to remove the clips. Pull the axle shafts out a few
inches and remove the side gears.
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| Coat the teeth of the
couplers, drivers and the outer surface of the spacers with
medium grease. The grease helps hold everything in place
during the installation. |
Two thrust washers should
have been removed from the carrier with the original gears.
These are reused. |
Two small slotted holes
are in each driver for the shear pins. Put a little
grease in each hole and then insert the pins until they are
flush with the drivers. |
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| The spacers ride inside
he drivers, and each spacer has a recessed and a flat
edge. The recessed edges of the spacers point in the
same direction as the teeth on the drivers, as shown on the
left. It's important that the spacers are pointing in
the correct direction. |
Now your ready to install
the pieces in the carrier. Start by inserting the
couplers in the carrier and slide the axleshafts through
them. Install a C-Clip on the left axleshaft with the
open end pointing down. Pull firmly on the left
axleshaft to seat the clip. |
Place a driver and spacer
inside the carrier and line up its teeth with the left
coupler. Push firmly on the spacer to make sure it seats
over the C-Clip. The backside of the spacer should be
flush with the end of the axleshaft. |
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| Now comes the tricky
part. Place the second driver in the carrier and center
it with the left driver that's already installed. Using
a stiff wire, push the spacer on the right driver to the left
to help hold it temporarily in place. |
Carefully rotate the left
axleshaft until the C-Clip groove in the right side driver
teeth is visible and accessible through the carrier. Place the
remaining C-Clip in the groove with its open end facing toward
the tip f the axleshaft. Once its in place, firmly pull on the
right wheel hub to seat the clip. Rotate it 1/4 turn forward
so the open end of the C-Clip points downward. |
Rotate the left axleshaft
so that both circular recesses on the drivers are pointed
toward you. Push the right driver toward the right
coupler and mesh the teeth.Through the circular recess, push
the spacer in the right driver over the C-Clip and
axleshaft. |
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| Rotate the drivers until
a slotted hole on the right driver lines up with a shear pin
hole on the left driver. Use a small screwdriver to push
the shear pin out of the slotted hole and into the hole in the
left driver. Take one of the sping assemblys (The small
spring inside the larger spring) and place one end of it in
the slotted hole, and compress the springs until they are
totally seated in the hole. |
Repeat the directions
(From the left) on the other pins and springs. Once your
finished, double check that the springs are seated by rotating
the drivers and pushing on the springs with a small
screwdriver. |
Rotate the carrier until
the pinion shaft holes in it are lined up with the circular
holes in the Lock-Rite and then install the pinion
shaft. It should slide easily in to place. Make
sure the small retaining pin hole in one end of the pinion
shaft lines up with the carrier and install the pin.
Check the operation of the Lock-Rite according to the
directions. Seal & fill the housing and your ready for the
trail! |
