ISUZU TF SERIES 2004 Workshop Manual

REAR AXLE 4B-7

REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY
General Description
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The rear axle assembly is of the semi–floating type in
which the vehicle weight is carried on the axle
housing .
The center line of the pinion gear is below the center
line of the ring gear (hypoid drive).
All parts necessary to transmit power from the
propeller shaft to the rear wheels are enclosed in a
banjo type axle housing.
The 220 mm (8.6 in) ring gear rear axle uses a
conventional ring and pinion gear set to transmit the
driving force of the engine to the rear wheels. This
gear set transfers this driving force at a 90 degree
angle from the propeller shaft to the drive shafts.
The axle shafts are supported at the wheel end of the
shaft by a double tapered roller bearing.
The pinion gear is supported by two tapered roller
bearings. The pinion depth is set by a shim pack
located between the gear end of the pinion and the
roller bearing that is pressed onto the pinion. The
pinion bearing preload is set by crushing a collapsible
spacer between the bearings in the axle housing.
The ring gear is bolted onto the differential cage with
12 bolts.
The differential cage is supported in the axle housing
by two tapered roller bearings. The differential and ring
gear are located in relationship to the pinion by using
selective shims and spacers between the bearing and
the differential cage. To move the ring gear, shims are
deleted from one side and an equal amount are added
to the other side. These shims are also used to
preload the bearings which are pressed onto the
differential cage. Two bearing caps are used to hold
the differential into the rear axle housing.
The differential is used to allow the wheels to turn at
different rates of speed while the rear axle continues
to transmit the driving force. This prevents tire
scuffing when going around corners and prevents
premature wear on internal axle parts.
The rear axle is sealed with a pinion seal, a seal at
each axle shaft end, and by a liquid gasket between
the differential carrier and the axle housing

4B-8 REAR AXLE

SERVICING
Rear Axle Oil Replacement
Oil Capacity liters (US/UK gal.)
2.4 (0.63/0.53)

Specified gear oil GL5 (API grade)(STD)
GL5LSD (LSD)

Filler Plug and Drain Plug Torque N
m (kgf
m/lb
ft)
78 (8.0/58)

Axle Shaft Roller Bearing Endplay
Inspection
1.
Raise and suitably support vehicle.
2.
Remove the wheel and brake drum.
3.
Inspect the axle shaft roller bearing endplay using
dial gauge.
Endplay mm (in
)
Standard 0

0.2 (0

0.008)
If the endplay exceeds 0.2mm (0.008 in), replace the
axle shaft roller bearings.
Refer to Rear Axle Reassembly.

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REAR AXLE 4B-9

REAR AXLE
1.
Refer to Section 3E "WHEEL and TIRE" for road
wheel Disassembly procedure.
2.
Refer to Section 5 "BRAKE" for rear brake
removal procedure.


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1. Brake Drum

2. Bolt and Nut

3. Axle Shaft Assembly with Brake

4.
Shim

5. Snap Ring

6. Axle Shaft

7. Sensor Rotor (with ABS)

Spacer (without ABS)

8.
Double Taper Roller Bearing

9. Oil Seal

10.
Bearing Holder

11. Rear Brake

12. Bolt and Nut

13. Differential Assembly

14. Rear Axle Case Assembly

15. Wheel Pin

16. Axle Case Oil Seal

17.
Front

4B-10 REAR AXLE

Disassembly

Raise vehicle to the working level.

Support the axle assembly with the proper jack
and chassis stands.

Remove wheel and tire.

Drain differential oil.

Remove propeller shaft. (Refer to the section
“Rear Propeller Shaft”.)

1.
Remove brake drum.
2. Remove ABS sensor. (Refer to the section “ABS”.)
3. Remove brake pipe from wheel cylinder.
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REAR AXLE 4B-11

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1.
Tension Pin

2.
Shoe Clamp Spring

3.
Return Spring

4.
Shoe Assembly with Parking Brake Lever

5.
Shoe Assembly with Adjuster Lever

6.
Spring

7.
Parking Brake Cable


8.
Adjuster

9.
Parking Brake Lever

10.
Adjuster Spring

11.
Adjuster Lever

12.
Wheel Cylinder

13.
Back plate


4.
Remove tension pin and shoe clamp spring.
5.
Remove return spring.
6.
Remove shoe assembly with parking brake lever.
7. Remove shoe assembly with adjuster lever and
spring.
8.
Remove parking brake inner cable from parking
brake lever.
9.
Use offset box wrench to compress locking lugs
on the cable, then remove parking brake outer
cable from back plate.

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4B-12 REAR AXLE

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1.
Offset Box Wrench

10.
Remove wheel cylinder.
11.
Remove bearing holder fixing nuts.
12.
Take out axle shaft assembly with back plate and
set it on a bench press as following illustration.
Put bolt head on thick steel plate.

When axle shaft is extracted, since axle case oil
seal is damaged, axle case oil seal.
13.
Remove snap ring. Use snap ring pliers to
remove. Snap ring is prohibition of reuse.
14.
Remove shim (If so equipped)
15.
Remove sensor rotor (or spacer), double tape
r
roller bearing, oil seal, bearing holder, and back
plate from axle shaft by means of a press.

Discard used oil seal, double taper roller
bearing, snap ring, ABS sensor rotor and
spacer.
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1.
Bench Press Fitting

2. Steel Plate (25-30 mm thickness)
3. Axle Shaft

16. Remove differential assembly fixing bolts and
nuts and take out differential assembly.
17.
Remove wheel pin from axle shaft, using the
remover 5-8840-0079-0.
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18.
Remove axle case oil seal.

Discard used oil seal.

REAR AXLE 4B-13

INSPECTION AND REPAIR
Make all necessary adjustments, repairs, and part
replacements if wear, damage, or other problems are
discovered during inspections.

Visual Check
Inspect the following parts for wear, damage or other
abnormal conditions.


Axle Shaft

Axle Shaft
When checking the axle shaft, pay special attention to
the splined portions and replace the shaft if distortion
or step wear is noticeable. Correct slight step wear
with a pencil grinder.




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Axle Shaft Run-Out
Check the shafts for bending with the use of a dial
indicator in contact with the shaft. Rotate the shaft
slowly and observe the dial indicator.
Limit mm(in
)
1.0 (0.039)
Note :
Never use heat to correct bending.




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Axle Shaft Flange Run-Out
Check the axle shaft flange for run-out. Hold the
probe of a dial indicator in contact with the flange.
Rotate the shaft slowly and observe the dial.
Limit mm(in
)
0.08 (0.003)








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4B-14 REAR AXLE

Reassembly
1.
Using the oil seal installer 5-8840-2202-0, install
new axle case oil seal.

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Note :
Confirm that the dimention : A should be 34.5 –
36.1 mm (1.36 – 1.42 in)







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2.
Install new oil seal in bearing holder, using the oil
seal installer 9-8522-1269-0.


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1.
Oil Seal

2.
Bearing Holder

3.
Drive wheel pin into axle shaft flange, using a
hammer.
4.
Differential assembly
a.
Clean the mating surface of axle case and
differential carrier.
b.
Apply Three Bond 1215 (TB1215) or
equivalent on the surface of differential
assembly as flowing illustration.




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c. Tighten bolts and nuts to the specified torque.

Torque : Bolt
64 N
m (6.5 kg
m/47 lb
ft)

Nut
44 N
m (4.5 kg
m/33 lb
ft)

REAR AXLE 4B-15

5.
Axle Shaft Assembly
a. Insert new double taper roller bearing in the
bearing holder with oil seal.
b. Set special tool (support stand : 9-8522-1271-
0) on a bench press.
c. Put bearing holder with bearing and oil seal
and back plate on the support stand as
following illustration.
d. Insert bolts and axle shaft, aligning center of
holes.
e. Press fit axle shaft into double taper roller
bearing.





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1.
Axle shaft

2.
Oil Seal
3.
Bolt

4.
Back Plate

5.
Double Taper Roller Bearing

6.
Put new sensor rotor (or spacer) on the special
tool 9-8522-1271-0.
7.
Press fit axle shaft with the bearing into sensor
rotor and make axle shaft assembly.





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1.
Axle shaft

2.
Oil Seal
3.
Bolt

4.
Back Plate

5.
Sensor Rotor (or Spacer)

6.
Double Taper Roller Bearing

4B-16 REAR AXLE

8.
Certainly install new snap ring, use snap ring pliers.
When transform or damage, replace new one.



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1.
Snap ring

2.
Crevice
3.
Sensor rotor (with ABS)

Spacer (without ABS)


9.
Insert a shim of sufficient thickness between snap
ring and end of sensor rotor (or spacer).


Standard
0 
0.2 mm (0 
0.008 in)


Crevice is measured using thickness gauge, and
when crevice exceeds 0.2 (mm), it adjusts so that
is may become 0.2 (mm) or less using shim.


Shim Pats No.
Thickness

1 9-41519110-
0.18 mm (0.0071 in)

2 8-97130387-

0.50 mm (0.0197 in)


Crevice
No. of shim
Total

Mm (in)
1 2
mm (in)

1.0(0.0394) 
2
1.00(0.0394)

0.9(0.0354)
2
1
0.86(0.0339)

0.8(0.0315)
1
1
0.68(0.0268)

0.7(0.0276)
1
1
0.68(0.0268)

0.6(0.0236)

1
0.50(0.0197)

0.5(0.0197)

1
0.50(0.0197)

0.4(0.0158)
2 
0.36(0.0142)
0.3(0.0118)
1 
0.18(0.0071)
0.2(0.0079)
1 
0.18(0.0071)

10. Install axle shaft assembly in rear axle case
assembly.
Note:
When inserting an axle shaft, it inserts so that an
oil seal may not be damaged.
11. Install and tighten bearing holder fixing nut to the
specified torque.

Torque : 84 N
m (8.6 kg
m/62 lb
ft)
12. Install wheel cylinder and tighten the bolt to the
specified torque.

Torque : 9 N
m (0.9 kg
m/78 lb
ft)
13. Install parking brake outer cable in back plate and
inner cable in parking brake lever.