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oil seal using seal driver. Apply grease to outside circumference of bearing outer race. Apply grease to lip of oil seal and to roller surfaces of bearing inner race. 2) Press bearing onto axle shaft. Install rear brake assembly and bearing case. Pack bearing case and axle threads with grease. Install lock washer (tab aligned with axle slot) and lock nut (chamfer toward lock washer). Tighten lock nut to 130-159 ft. lbs. (176-216 N. m). 3) Bend tabs on lock washer into slots of lock nut. Apply grease to oil seal area of rear axle housing. Adjust clearance between bearing case and rear axle by inserting .04" (1.0 mm) shim and "O" ring into left rear axle housing. 4) Apply semi-drying sealant to mating surface of bearing case. Install left axle shaft into rear housing. Tighten nuts diagonally to 36-43 ft. lbs. (49-58 N.m). 5) Install right axle shaft without shims and "O" ring. Temporarily tighten to about 53 INCH lbs. (6 N.m). Using a feeler gauge, measure clearance between bearing case and rear axle housing. 6) Remove right axle shaft. Install shims to equal bearing case-to-axle housing clearance plus .002-.008" (.05-.20 mm). Install "O" ring to right rear axle housing. Apply sealant to mating surfaces of bearing case and shim. See Fig. 10. 7) Install axle into housing, tightening nuts diagonally to 36-43 ft. lbs. (50-58 N.m). Check axle shaft for .002-.008" (.05-.20 mm) end play using dial indicator. Fig. 10: Applying Sealant (Montero, Pickup & Ram-50) Courtesy of Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America. Removal (Pickup & Ram-50) 1) With drum removed, disconnect brake line from wheel |