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Removal & Installation

  1. Remove rear wheel. Remove output shaft from rear differential. See AXLE SHAFTS under DRIVE AXLES. Remove swinging arm nut. See Fig 1. Remove screw toward rear. Press swinging arm downward. Remove screw. Remove integral link (1). See Fig 2.
  2. To install, reverse removal procedure. Replace nut. Mount swinging arm until it is hand tight, then tighten bolts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
Fig 1: Removing Swinging Arm Nut
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Fig 2: Removing Integral Link
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