26-1 FRONT AXLE CONTENTS SPECIFICATIONS General Specifications Service Specifications Lubricants Sealants and Adhesives SPECIAL TOOLS SERVICE ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES Front Axle Total Backlash Check Front Axle Gear Oil Level Check Drive Shaft Axial Play Check Differential Carrier Oil Seal Replacement Solenoid Valve Operation Check ZS0nme » SWONN AXLE HUB AUTOMATIC FREE-WHEELING HUB ... MANUAL FREE-WHEELING HUB wessnee 22, KNUCKLE .. DRIVE SHAFT .. INNER SHAFT . SOLENOID VALVE AND VACUUM HOSE ... 36 DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER AND FREE- WHEELING CLUTCH . 36-2 FREE-WHEELING CLUTCH DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER .. a4 Motors Corporation Jun. 1904 PWLE908B REVISED26-2 FRONT AXLE — Specifications SPECIFICATIONS eas. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Items 2400 3000 25000 Front axle hub bearing | Type Taper roller bearing | Taper roller bearing _ Taper roller bearing Drive shaft Joint type Outer Birfiald joint Birfield joint Birfield joint Inner Doubie-ctiser joint —_| Double-otfset joint _| Double-ftset joint Differential Final drive gear type Hypoid gear Hypoid gear Hypoid gear Reduction ratio | 2-door models, 4.875 4875 4.625 or 4.875" 4-door models 4875 4.625 or 4.875" 4.875 or 5.286" Pinion gear type 2-door models 2 pinion 2 pinion 2 pinion or 4 pinion* 4-door models 4 pinion 2 pinion AIT: 2 pinion MIT: 4 pinion NOTE *: Vehicles with wide fender les built from November, 1993> 2400, 3000 — 3000 Items 2400, 30 3500 25000 28000 3000 Front axle hub bearing Type Taper roller | Taper roller | Taper roller | Taper roller | Taper roller bearing bearing beerng | bearing bearing Drive shaft Joint type | Outer Birield joint | Birfieldjoint | Birfield joint | Birfieldjoint | Birield joint Inner | Double-offset | Double-ottset | Double-oftset | Double-otfset | Double-ffset joint joint joint joint joint Differential Final drive gear type | Hypoid gear | Hypoid gear | Hypoid gear | Hypoid gear Hypoid gear Reduction ratio 2door mode's ‘| 4875 4.696 4.626 or 4.875" | 4.636 4.636 oF 4.875" 4-door models 4875 4.636 4.878 or 6.286" | 4.900 4.636 oF 4.875" Pinion gear type 2door mode's | 2 pinion | 2 pinion 2pinion or —_| 2 pinion 2ppinion 4 pinion* 4-door models. | 2 pinion 2 pinion AMT: 2pinion | 2pinion 2 pinion MYT pinion NOTE *: Vehicles with wide fender (© Mtubiahi Motors Corporation Jun. 1994 PwaEs086-F revisedFRONT AXLE — Specifications 26-3 SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS seen hems Specifications Standard value Drive shaft exial play mm (in) | 0.4-0.7 (0.016-0.028) Solenoid valve resistence fat 20°C (60°F il | 36-46 Front hub play in the axial direction mm (in) 0,08 (0.0020) or less Front hub turning resistance Nm (kgom, inbs) | 03-1.3 (3-13, 26-11.) [Spring scale reading] N fis tos) | 5-18 05-18, 11-409 Automatic free-wheeling hub Brake assembly thickness mm (in) 10.5 (0.413) Setting of D.0.J. boot length mmm (in) | 77-83 (8.03-327) Clutch gear play (bearing axial play) mm (in) | 0.05-0.40 (0.0020-0.0160) Final drive gear backlash mm (in.) 0.11~-0.16 (0.0043-0.0083) Differential gear backlash mm fin) <2 pinion differential> 0-0.076 (0-0.0030) <4 pinion differential> 0.01-0.28 (0.0004-0.0098) Drive pinion rotation torque Nm {kgem, in.bs.) Without oil seal 03-05 (30-50, 26-43) With antirust agent 0.15-0.25 (15-25, 13-2.2) With oi! seal 05-0.7 (50-70, 43-6.1) With gear oil applied 0.35-0.45 (35-45, 3.1-3.9) uimt | | Front axle total backlash Vehicles with free-wheeling hub mm (in) | 14 (0.88) Vehicles without free-wheeling hub mm (in.) | 11 (0.43) Automatic free-wheeling hub Free-wheeling hub turning resistance 1.0 (10, 87) ‘Nm {kgem, ints.) [Sprint scale reading] N tkg, Ibs) | 14 (1.4, 3.1) Brake assembly thickness mm (in) | 9.6 (0.378) Return spring deterioration men in.) | 35 (1.38) Shift spring deterioration mm (in) | 30{1.18) Drive gear runout mm in.) | 0.05 (0.0020) Differential gear backlash <2 pinion differential> | 0.2 (0.0079) mm (in) LUBRICANTS 2600 items Specified lubricants Quantity Front axle gear oil Front differential Hypoid gear oil 1.20 dm? API classification GL-5 or higher | (1.27 US. ats., 1.05 Imp. ats) SAE viscosity No. 90, 80W ['D.0.. boot grease Repair Kit grease 100 9 (3.5 02) © Witsubahi Motors Corporation Dee. 1963, Pasesosse Revise