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Rear Bearing Housing Assembly - Manual Transmission

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    Fig 1: Wave Washer To Rear Bearing Housing
    GM499263Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
    IMPORTANT: Do not separate the input shaft, propeller shaft, couplings, or bearing housing assembly, unless required. These components are balanced as an assembly. Disassembly and improper reassembly of the components may cause vehicle driveline vibration.
    If the input shaft, couplings, propeller shaft, or bearing housing assembly must be separated, the components must be marked prior to disassembly. During assembly, the components must be returned to their original position and location.
  1. Install the wave washer (1) into the rear bearing housing.
  2. Fig 2: O-Rings To Rear Bearing Housing
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  3. Lubricate the NEW rear bearing housing O-rings (1) with clean engine oil.
  4. Install the O-rings into the rear bearing housing.
  5. Fig 3: Rear Bearing Housing To Bearing
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    IMPORTANT: Press only on the outer race of the bearing.
  6. Position the rear bearing housing (2) into a press in order to install the bearing (1).
  7. Fig 4: Rear Bearing Housing To Press & Remove Bearing
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  8. Install the bearing (1) into the housing.
  9. Fig 5: Snap Ring To Rear Bearing Housing
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  10. Install the snap ring (1) into the rear bearing housing.
  11. Fig 6: Propeller Shaft Bushing & Transmission Input Shaft Bushing To Hub
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    IMPORTANT: Install the propeller shaft bushing into hub with the smaller opening of the bushing positioned away from the hub.
  12. Install the transmission input shaft bushing (2) and propeller shaft bushing (1) into the hub, if required.
  13. Fig 7: Snap Rings & Bearing To Hub
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  14. Install the bearing (2) and snap rings (1) onto the hub (3).
  15. Fig 8: Hub To Rear Bearing Housing
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  16. Install the hub (1) into the rear bearing housing.
  17. Fig 9: Hub With Bearing To Housing
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  18. Press the hub - with bearing (1) into the housing (2). Support the inner race of the housing bearing when assembling the components.
  19. Fig 10: Rear Bearing Housing Assembly & Snap Ring To Hub
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  20. Position the bearing housing into a press. Apply pressure to the housing and compress the wave washer in order to install the snap ring (1).
  21. Fig 11: Snap Ring To Hub
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  22. Install the snap ring (1) onto the hub.