Rear and front shafts
Apply marks (paint or punch), which determine the relative position of the mating parts in order to connect them during assembly in the same position to maintain the balance of the shafts.
Install in vise with aluminum lining front (rear) cardan shaft. Remove retaining rings using round nose pliers.
Press the bearing housings out of the hinge forks, for which:
- install the cardan shaft of one of the forks of the cardan joint on the support 1 (pic. 3-50) press. Through a special sleeve 2, use the press rod to move the other fork 3 of the hinge down until it stops against the crosspiece;
- after turning the yoke by 180°, repeat the indicated operations, i.e. move the other end of the yoke down until it stops against the cross. When performing these operations, the opposite bearing of the cross will partially come out of the fork hole and it will be possible to install the sleeve 1 into the resulting gap between the fork and the cross (pic. 3-51) with a side cutout for further complete disassembly of the bearing;
- installing bushing 1 (see fig. 3-51) on the spike of the cross, move the hinge fork down until the bearing is pressed out;
- using the indicated methods, press out the other bearings of the cross.
Intermediate shaft
Disconnect the flexible coupling from the flange 5 (rice. 3-49), noting the number and location of balancing washers 17 and the coupling itself relative to the flange, in order to install them in their original places during assembly.
If the protective cover 6 or casing 14 is damaged, when it is necessary to check the condition of the hinge parts and the quality of the lubricant, noting the position of the hinge relative to the flexible coupling flange, disassemble the hinge using the techniques described in subsection. «Front wheel drive».