Pinion Oil Seal And Associated Parts: Installation

1. Install collapsible spacer, discard the used collapsible spacer and install a new one.
2. Install outer bearing.
   NOTE: Do not drive in, but just temporarily set in the outer bearing by hand, which should be indirectly pressed in finally by tightening the flange nut.
3. By using the seal installer J-37263, install a new oil seal (1) that has grease on seal lip.
   Fig 1: Installing New Oil Seal (Lube Seal Lip)

   Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO.
4. Install flange.
5. The pinion washer and a new nut while holding the pinion flange with J-8614-01.
   • Tighten the nut until the pinion end play is just taken up. Rotate the pinion while tightening the nut to seat the bearings. Once there is not end play in the pinion, the preload torque should be checked.
   • Remove J-8614-01. Using an inch-pound torque wrench, check to make sure the pinion preload is equal to or slightly over the reading recorded during removal.
     Fig 2: Checking Drive Pinion Bearing Preload Using An Inch-Pound Torque Wrench

     Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO.
6. Install propeller shaft to the flange. Refer to REAR PROPELLER SHAFT .
7. Install bolt and nut. Tighten the bolt and nut to the specified torque.

Torque:  63 N.m (46 lb ft)