Axle Housing: Installation

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CAUTION: The driveshaft centering socket yoke fits tightly on the rear axle pinion flange pilot. To make sure that the yoke seats squarely on the flange, tighten the bolts evenly in a cross pattern as shown in Fig 2.

Fig 1: Tightening Torque

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Fig 2: Bolt Tightening Pattern - With Torque Specification

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To install, reverse the removal procedure.