Honda 8-97365-158-0 Shaft Assembly Front Drive

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Several driveshaft assemblies are used in the vehicles and all Rodeo has a driveshaft come with a center bearing while the Amigo comes with a single piece driveshaft with no center bearing. The driveshafts for 2WD manual transmissions have a slip yoke at the extreme end of the extension housing, and are attached to the pinion flange at the differential end, and has two universal joints-one at the slip yoke and the other at the rear end of the shaft where it connects to the pinion flange. On the other hand, those for automatics and 4WD fix to flanges in the extension housing and the differential; the slip yoke is behind the center bearing in the rear section. Two-piece driveshafts with a center bearing feature three U-joints: At housing of companion flange is one, behind the center bearing is one, and at the pinion flange of the differential is one. Also included is front driveshaft that links to a flange on the front of the transfer case as well as a pinion flange at the front axle differential; both ends of the former come with two U-joints. Every U-joint is serviceable separately from the shaft; the driveshaft has to be reassembled and put back in its original order, otherwise, the excessive vibration is hardly avoidable. The rear axle is described as semi-floating, and here the axleshafts sit across the vehicle, with the housing being taken up by the suspension arrangement. The differential in the centre of the rear axle transmits the turning force coming from the driveshaft to the axle halves, which are splined to mesh with the differential gears; the outer support is available from the rear wheel bearings that are pressed onto the axle shafts. Front axle structure of the 4WD vehicle is a differential assembly mounted on the frame and two driveaxles, having constant velocity joints at its two ends for transmitting power from the transmission to wheels at different suspension angles. Because of the sensitive nature and complexity of differential, together with the need for special tools, it is best that any disintegration of the differential to be in the hands of a dealer or a professional repairshop.

For bearing replacement, remove the axleshaft and oil seal, use a bearing puller to extract the old bearing, lubricate and install the new bearing, ensuring it is fully seated, then discard the old oil seal and reinstall the axleshaft.

Next, remove the steering linkage, detach the front driveshaft from the front axle, and hang it out of the way with a piece of wire.

Cut and discard the boot clamps, then slide the boot back and pry off the wire ring ball retainer from the outer race. Remove the outer race from the inner bearing assembly and clean off excess grease.

Disconnect the driveshaft from the rear axle and hang it with a piece of wire from the underbody.

Inspect the bearing for excessive wear; if it's worn, replace it and discard the old seal.