Removal and Installation: Installation

Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.

• Install center bearing mounting bracket (upper) (1) with its arrow mark (A) facing forward.
• Adjust position of center bearing mounting bracket (upper) (1) and center bearing mounting bracket (lower) (2) sliding back and forth to prevent play in thrust direction of center bearing insulator (3). Install bracket to vehicle.
  Fig 1: Identifying Center Bearing Mounting Bracket (Upper And Lower)

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• Align matching marks to install propeller shaft flange yoke with final drive companion flange.
• After assembly, perform a driving test to check propeller shaft vibration. If vibration occurred, separate propeller shaft from final drive. Reinstall companion flange after rotating it by 90, 180, 270 degrees. Then perform driving test and check propeller shaft vibration again at each point.
  Fig 2: Aligning Matching Marks Propeller Shaft Flange Yoke And Final Drive Companion Flange

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• If propeller shaft or final drive has been replaced, connect them as follows:
  • Face the companion flange mark (A) of the final drive (1) upward. With the mark (A) faced upward, couple the propeller shaft and the final drive so that the matching mark (B) of propeller shaft (2) can be positioned as closest as possible with the matching mark (C) of the final drive companion flange.
  • Tighten mounting bolts and nuts of propeller shaft and final drive to the specified torque.
    Fig 3: Identifying Final Drive And Propeller Shaft Matching Points

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