TM 5-3895-346-14
AXLE
DRIVE CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Figure 8.
2. Remove outer bearing from cage.
3. Remove spacer or spacer combination
from pinion shaft.
4. Remove rear thrust bearing and radial
Figure 9.
bearing with bearing puller if necessary to
replace (refer to Fig. 9).
5. Remove oil seal assembly from bearing cover.
6. If necessary to remove differential bearing cups, wire the selective spacers which are behind the
cups to their respective axle halves.
Spiral Bevel - Tapered Shaft
1. Straighten lockwasher and remove locknut, washer, adjusting nut, and thrust washer.
2. Tap pinion out of cage with soft mallet or press shaft from cage.
3. Remove bearing from cage.
4. Remove bearings from shaft with suitable puller if necessary (refer to Fig. 9).
5. Remove oil seal assembly from bearing cover.
PREPARE FOR REASSEMBLY
CLEAN
Parts having ground and polished surfaces such as gears, bearings, shafts, and collars, should be cleaned in a
suitable solvent such as kerosene or diesel fuel oil.
GASOLINE SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
DO NOT clean these parts in a hot solution tank or with water and alkaline solutions such as sodium hydroxide,
orthosilicates, or phosphates.
We do NOT recommend steam cleaning assembled drive units after they have been removed from the
housing.
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