Removal and Installation: Installation

Installation is 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), center bearing mounting bracket (lower) (2) sliding back and forth to prevent play in thrust direction of center bearing insulator (3). Install center bearing mounting bracket (upper/lower) to vehicle.
• Align matching marks to install propeller shaft assembly to final drive and transfer companion flanges.
• Perform inspection after installation. Refer to "INSPECTION ".
  Fig 1: Locating Center Bearing Mounting Bracket Arrow Mark And Insulator

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• After tightening the bolts and nuts to the specified torque, check that the bolts (3) on the flange side are tightened as shown below.
  • Final drive assembly (1)
  • Propeller shaft assembly (2)
    Fig 2: Identifying Final Drive Assembly, Propeller Shaft Assembly And Bolt

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• If propeller shaft assembly or final drive assembly has been replaced, connect them as follows:
  • Install propeller shaft (1) while aligning its matching mark (A) with the matching mark (B) of the final drive (2) on the joint as close as possible.
  • Tighten bolts and nuts of propeller shaft and final drive to the specified torque.
    Fig 3: Identifying Matching Mark On Propeller Shaft And Final Drive

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