Isuzu Amigo / Axiom / Trooper / Rodeo / VehiCross. Service manual — part 1135

4A2–8

DIFFERENTIAL (REAR)

Removal

1. Raise the vehicle.

2. Remove rear wheels and brake calipers or drums.

Do not let calipers hang from the vehicle by the
brake line or hose. Use a wire to hang the caliper to
the frame to prevent damage to the caliper.

3. Remove four nuts and lockwashers.

4. Remove shaft assembly from the axle housing.

5. Remove snap ring and bearing cup.

6. Break retainer ring with hammer and chisel.

420RS026

7. Break bearing cage with hammer and chisel.

420RS027

8. Remove oil seal, retainer, and emergency brake

assembly.

9. Remove inner race from shaft with OTC–1126

bearing splitter and press.

420RS028

Inspection

• Shaft for spalling or grooves from seal wear.

• Retainer – bent or damaged.

• Replace items if required.

Installation

1. Emergency brake assembly.

2. Install retainer.

Note direction – do not install backwards.

420RS029

DIFFERENTIAL (REAR)

4A2–9

3. Install oil seal. Note direction.

4. Install bearing assembly, using installer and press.

420RS030

NOTE: Install bearing with cup towards inboard side.

420RS031

5. Install retainer ring, using installer and press.

420RS033

6. Install snap ring.

7. Install axle shaft assembly into housing.

8. Install bolts, lockwashers, and nuts.

Tighten the retainer nuts to the specified torque.

Torque : 75N·m (55 lb ft)

4A2–10

DIFFERENTIAL (REAR)

Pinion Oil Seal

Pinion Oil Seal and Associated Parts

420RW013

EndOFCallout

Removal

1. Remove the rear propeller shaft. Refer to Rear

Propeller Shaft in this section.

2. Drain the rear axle oil.

3. Check and record preload with an inch pound

torque wrench. This will give combined pinion
bearing, seal, carrier bearing, axle bearing and seal
preload.

425RW018

Legend

(1) Flange Nut and Washer
(2) Flange

(3) Oil Seal
(4) Outer Oil Seal Slinger
(5) Outer Pinion Bearing (Cup and Cone)

DIFFERENTIAL (REAR)

4A2–11

4. Remove flange nut and washer by using pinion

flange holder J–8614–01 after raising up its staked
parts completely.

425RW037

5. Remove flange by using SST J–8614–1

~ 3.

• Have a suitable container in place to catch

lubricant.

425RW038

6. Remove oil seal.

7. Remove pinion oil seal slinger.

8. Remove outer bearing by using remover J–39602.

425RS090

9. Remove collapsible spacer.

Inspection and Repair

Make necessary correction or parts replacement if wear,
damage, corrosion or any other abnormal condition are
found through inspection.
Check the following parts.

1. Seal surface of the flange.

2. Cage bore for burns.

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.