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AXLE SHAFT
REMOVING THE AXLE SHAFT
1. Place chocks at the front wheels and lift the rear of the vehicle with a chain hoist or floor jack. Place
jackstands under the axle tubes to support the vehicle.
2. Remove the rear wheel and brake drum.
3. Using 90° internal snap ring pliers, remove the internal retaining ring (6) (Figure 9-1, Page 9-1) from
the axle tube (See Figure 9-2).
4. Remove the axle, retaining ring, and bearing assembly by pulling the axle straight out of the housing.
• ONLY TRAINED MECHANICS SHOULD REPAIR OR SERVICE THIS VEHICLE. ANYONE DOING
EVEN SIMPLE REPAIRS OR SERVICE SHOULD HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN
GENERAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL REPAIR. FOLLOW ALL PROCEDURES EXACTLY
AND HEED ALL WARNINGS STATED IN THIS MANUAL.
• ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES OR APPROVED EYE PROTECTION WHILE SERVICING
VEHICLE. WEAR A FULL FACE SHIELD WHEN WORKING WITH BATTERIES.
• TURN KEY SWITCH OFF, PLACE FORWARD AND REVERSE LEVER IN THE NEUTRAL POSI-
TION, AND REMOVE KEY BEFORE SERVICING THE VEHICLE.
• MOVING PARTS! - DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE WHILE IT IS RUNNING.
• ALWAYS USE INSULATED TOOLS WHEN WORKING NEAR BATTERIES OR ELECTRICAL CON-
NECTIONS.
• LIFT ONLY ONE END OF A VEHICLE AT A TIME. BEFORE LIFTING, LOCK THE BRAKES AND
CHOCK THE WHEELS THAT REMAIN ON THE FLOOR. USE A SUITABLE LIFTING DEVICE
(CHAIN HOIST OR HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK) WITH 1000 LBS. (454 KG.) MINIMUM LIFTING
CAPACITY. DO NOT USE LIFTING DEVICE TO HOLD VEHICLE IN RAISED POSITION. ALWAYS
USE APPROVED JACKSTANDS OF PROPER WEIGHT CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE VEHICLE.
GASOLINE VEHICLES ONLY:
• TO AVOID UNINTENTIONAL STARTING OF THE VEHICLE, ALWAYS BEFORE SERVICING:
- DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLES, NEGATIVE (-) FIRST.
- DISCONNECT THE SPARK PLUG WIRE FROM THE SPARK PLUG.
• FRAME GROUND - DO NOT ALLOW WRENCH OR OTHER METAL OBJECTS TO CONTACT
FRAME WHEN DISCONNECTING BATTERY CABLES OR OTHER ELECTRICAL WIRING. NEVER
ALLOW A POSITIVE WIRE TO TOUCH THE VEHICLE FRAME, ENGINE, INNER FRAME, OR
OTHER METAL COMPONENT.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES ONLY:
• TO AVOID UNINTENTIONAL STARTING OF THE VEHICLE, DISCONNECT BATTERIES AS
SHOWN IN FIGURE 22-5 OR 22-6, PAGE 22-5. THEN DISCHARGE THE CONTROLLER ON POW-
ERDRIVE SYSTEM 48 VEHICLES AS FOLLOWS:
- TURN THE KEY SWITCH TO ON AND PLACE THE FORWARD AND REVERSE LEVER IN THE
REVERSE POSITION .
- SLOWLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND KEEP IT DEPRESSED UNTIL THE
REVERSE WARNING BUZZER CAN NO LONGER BE HEARD. WHEN THE BUZZER STOPS
SOUNDING, THE CONTROLLER IS DISCHARGED.
WARNING
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