After jacking up the back of the car, use jackstands under its frame rails to support it. Then take off the back wheels. Disconnect three parts: the driveshaft from the rear axle, the ABS sensor, and the parking brake cable from the parking brake lever. Unscrew the metal fitting from the brake line junction block, then detach the brake line fasteners from the axle housing and pull off the rear brake calipers. Tie the calipers together with wire, designed to handle flexible brake line pressure. Prop up the rear axle with a floor jack, and when the rear differential is off-center, use two jacks. You must take out the three bolts connecting the rear shocks to the axle's lower frame on Durango vehicles. Additionally, you need to remove the Watts link bellcrank bolt and the stabilizer bar clamp bolts. When working on a Durango, take apart the upper control arms from the axle bracket, then lower the whole axle and remove the coil springs, followed by the lower control arms from the axle brackets, and finally lower the axle again and unload it off the vehicle. To install, redo all suspension screws and ensure they're tight, before bringing the car back down. Remember to tighten the brake caliper mounts and check to see if the axle needs lube added. On 4WD models, lift the front of the car, put jackstands underneath, then take off the front wheels and driveaxles. Unscrew the bolts from the cross member, remove it, disconnect the
Drive Shaft from the differential pinion, hang up the drive shaft out of the way, and undo the vent tube from the differential cover. Support the axle beneath the differential by placing a floor jack underneath, then take out the fasteners that connect the axle assembly to the engine's left mounting point and the pinion nose bracket. The last axle assembly mounting bolts stay in place at the engine's right mounting location. Use the jack to lower itself very carefully and take the axle assembly out from under the vehicle. To install it, follow the same steps backward.