Reliant Kitten Estate, Workshop Manual

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Figure 6 Removing half shaft using slide hammer
(axle shown removed from vehicle
1. Adapter
2. Slide hammer
Figure 7 Removal of differential bearing using collars, adapters
and hand press
1. Collars
2. Adapter
Operation 3 Dismantling the rear axle
1. Remove the rear axle from the vehicle (see Operation 1 ).
2. Place the axle in a vice with the spring mounts uppermost
and the pinion flange facing the operative.
3. Remove the right-hand brake drum and hub ( operation 4 ).
4. Remove the right-hand brake plate assembly, remove the
spacer and the right hand half shaft.
5.
Remove eight nuts and lock washers securing the two
halves of the axle case. Remove the right-hand axle housing and
withdraw the differential unit.
Figure 8 Removal of pinion bearing using collars and hand press
1.
Collars
Figure 9 Removal of axle bearing cones from outer housing
1.
Puller tool
2. Slide hammer
6. Using a hand press, General tool No. 47, and collars RT
8764/1, with adapter RT 8764/2, remove the differential bearings as
follows: Feed the differential unit in to the hand press and fit into the
cone of the tool. Ensure that the bearing fits securely into the collars
and the rollers on the bearing and fit the adapter to the differential
unit (
Figure 7
). Supporting the differential unit from below, turn the
hand press to remove the bearing. Repeat this operation for the other
bearing and take note of the value of the shims behind each bearing if
only the bearings are to be renewed.