Tools Required

1. Apply the parking brake.
2. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.
3. Remove the tire and wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Tires and Wheels.
4. Inspect the ball joints. Refer to Ball Joint Inspection .

Important: The wheel drive shaft nut must not be reused. Replace the wheel drive shaft nut with new nut whenever it is removed.

5. Remove and discard the wheel drive shaft nut.
6. Release the parking brake.
7. Remove and support the brake caliper bracket. Refer to Rear Brake Caliper Bracket Replacement in Disc Brakes.
8. Remove the nut securing the park brake cable routing bracket, if necessary.



9. Remove the bolt (2) retaining the rear tie rod end from the rear suspension knuckle; do NOT loosen the tie rod end jam nut.
10. Loosen, but do not remove, the bolts securing the park brake cable bracket to the suspension knuckle.
11. Disconnect the wheel speed sensor electrical connector.



12. Install the J 42129 onto the wheel hub and secure with wheel nuts.
13. Begin to disengage the wheel drive shaft from the wheel hub and bearing.



14. Remove the bolt (1) and nut securing the upper control arm to the suspension knuckle.
15. Disengage the wheel drive shaft completely from the wheel hub and bearing.



16. Reposition the suspension knuckle toward the rear of the vehicle.
17. Remove the J 42129 from the wheel hub.




Important: Support the wheel drive shaft until it is removed.

18. Assemble the J 33008-A , J 29794 , and J 2619-O1 .
19. Install the J 33008-A evenly onto the rear beveled surface of the wheel drive shaft inner joint housing.
20. Disengage the wheel drive shaft from the rear axle differential using the J 33008-A , J 29794 , and J 2619-O1 , then remove the tool assembly.
21. Remove the wheel drive shaft from the vehicle.

Important: The differential output shaft oil seal must be replaced when removing the rear wheel drive shaft.

22. Replace the rear wheel drive shaft oil seal. Refer to Rear Axle Shaft Seal Replacement - Left Side or Rear Axle Shaft Seal Replacement - Right Side in Rear Drive Axle.

Important: Support the wheel drive shaft until it is completely installed.




1. Position the wheel drive shaft to the differential output shaft.

Important: Do not damage the differential output shaft oil seal.

2. Carefully align and guide the wheel drive shaft onto the differential output shaft.
3. Install the wheel drive shaft fully onto the differential output shaft using light force.
4. Verify that the wheel drive shaft is fully seated on the differential output shaft retaining ring by grasping the inner tripot housing and pulling outward. Do not pull on the wheel drive shaft bar.

The wheel drive shaft will remain firmly in place when properly engaged.

5. Begin to position the suspension knuckle to the wheel drive shaft.
6. Align and carefully guide the wheel drive shaft into the hub and bearing but do not seat fully.



7. Position the suspension knuckle to the upper control arm.

Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.

8. Install the bolt (1) and nut to the upper control arm/suspension knuckle assembly.

Tighten
Tighten the bolt to 85 N·m (63 lb ft).

9. Secure the park brake cable bracket.



10. Install the rear tie rod to the rear suspension knuckle.
11. Install the tie rod-to-knuckle bolt (2).

Tighten
Tighten the bolt to 85 N·m (63 lb ft).

12. Install the brake caliper bracket. Refer to Rear Brake Caliper Bracket Replacement in Disc Brakes.
13. Connect the wheel speed sensor electrical connector.
14. Install the park brake cable routing bracket, if removed.
15. Install the park brake cable routing bracket nut, if removed.

Tighten
Tighten the nut to 10 N·m (89 lb in).




16. Set the park brake.
17. Install a NEW wheel drive shaft spindle nut.
18. Slowly tighten the nut in order to draw the wheel drive shaft spindle into the wheel hub and bearing.

Tighten
Tighten the wheel drive shaft spindle nut to 260 N·m (192 lb ft).

19. Install the tire and wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Tires and Wheels.
20. Lower the vehicle.
21. Release the park brake.