Caution: Before carrying out any work, support the rear wheels with chocks and apply the parking brake.
1. Loosen the front wheel nuts.
2. Jack up the front of the vehicle and place stands on it.
3. Drain the oil from the automatic transmission (see chapter Automatic transmission).
4. Remove the front wheels.
5. Chisel and unscrew the hub nut.
6. Loosen the self-locking nut, flange bolts and disconnect the shock absorber fork.
7. Using a special tool, disconnect the steering knuckle from the lower arm.
About using a special tool see chapter Front and rear suspension.
If there is rust in the area where the ball joint pin connects to the boot, replace the boot (see chapter Front and rear suspension).
8. Pull the steering knuckle outward, hit the end of the drive shaft with a plastic hammer and remove the outer joint from the wheel hub.
9. Prepare the tool shown in the figure.
10. Holding the inner joint, pull the drive shaft out of the differential/intermediate shaft.
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Attention:
- If you insert the end of the tool too deeply, you may damage the differential seal.
- Pulling the joint at an angle can damage the differential seal.
- Pulling on the drive shaft may cause the rollers to fall out. If the rollers fall out, remove the cover and reinstall them.