Rear shaft
2. Raise the vehicle and place it on stands. Move transmission to neutral position. The parking brake must be released.
3. Mark the mutual position of the flanges of the cardan shaft and the drive gear of the gearbox (see photo).
4. While holding the bolts, unscrew the four nuts securing the rear shaft flange (see photo).
5. On cars with a 2-section shaft, unscrew the bolts securing the middle support (see photo).
6. Tape the cross housings and bearing housings to prevent them from falling out.
7. Lower the back of the shaft (see photo). Remove the front, part of the shaft from the transmission or transfer case, or (if flange connection is provided), disconnect the flange from the transfer case.
8. On vehicles with a splined sliding joint instead of a flanged one on the transmission or transfer case side, place a plastic bag over the opening in the transfer case or transmission and secure with a rubber o-ring.
9. Installing the shaft (or shafts) performed in reverse order. Tighten all connections to specified torques.
Front shaft (all-wheel drive models)
10. Raise the vehicle and place it on stands.
11. On parts of cars remove a protective casing of a forward shaft.
12. Mark the relative position of the reducer flanges and cardan joints.
13. Turn away bolts of fastening of a shaft to flanges of the bridge and a distributing box and remove a shaft (see photo).
14. Installation of the front shaft is carried out in the reverse order. Align the marks made during disassembly and tighten the bolts to the specified torque.