Service Manual

RemovingtheRearAxle(continued)
2.Blockthefrontwheelswithchockstopreventthemachinefrommoving.
3.Removethe2rearwheelassemblies;refertoRemovingtheWheel(page
6–6).
4.Removethesteeringcylinder(withthehydraulichosesattached)fromthe
rearaxle;refertoRemovingtheSteeringCylinder(page4–155).
5.Removebothwheelmotorhousingsfromtherearaxle;refertoRemoving
theRearAxleMotorHousings(page6–17).
6.Unlatchandopentheradiatorscreenassembly.
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Figure212
1.Framebracket
4.Spacer(3each)
2.Bolt(3each)
5.AWDcontrolmanifold
3.Lockwasher(3each)
7.Removethe3bolts(item2inFigure212),3lockwashers,and3spacers
thatsecuretheCrossTraxAWDcontrolmanifoldtotheframesothattherear
axlepivotpin(item1inFigure211)canbeaccessed.Lowerandsupportthe
manifold,ensurethatyoudonotdamagethehydraulictubes.
8.Removethejamnut(item35inFigure211)andthrustwasherthatsecure
theaxlepivotpintotheframe.
9.Supporttherearaxletopreventitfromfalling.
10.Pulltheaxlepivotpinfromtheframeandrearaxle.Thisreleasestherear
axleand2thrustwashers(item6inFigure211)fromtheframe.
Note:DonotdamagetheCrossTraxAWDcontrolmanifoldorattached
hydraulictubesduringaxleremoval.
11.Carefullyremovetherearaxlefromthemachine.
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