Mopar 52069887AE Axle Intermediate Shaft

Support the back of your car by lifting it up, then use jackstands under each frame rail to hold it there. Remove both rear wheels afterward. Separate the driveshaft from the axle, then unhook the ABS sensor and disconnect the parking brake cable from its anchor on the parking brake lever. On the rear axle, free up the vent connection, take off the brake line attachment block from the axle tube, detach the brake lines from clips and brackets on the axle housing, and remove the back brakes calipers. Remember to support the caliper weights with string to avoid breaking the flexible brake line. Begin installation on the back axle by raising it using a floor jack, adding another jack if necessary due to the offset rear differential. Pop off the stabilizer bar bolts and get rid of the lower mounting bolts holding back the shocks. After putting jack(s) beneath the axle, loosen Dakota's U-bolts connecting axle to springs, slowly lower and take out the axle from under the truck. Start installation by doing the opposite of what you just removed. First, retighten the U-bolt nuts on Dakota models and the caliper mounting bolts on all models. Tighten the lug nuts, check and refill the axle with necessary lubricant. 4WD models need you to first raise the front of the car and support it with jack stands, then unscrew the front wheels, take out the driveaxles, and move on. Take out the bolts holding the cross member to its place, take out the cross member, disconnect the driveshaft where it meets the differential pinion flange, and safely move the driveshaft out of your way. Disconnect the vent tube from the differential cover, prop up the axle with a floor jack under the differential, then take out the bolts that attach the axle assembly to the left engine mount and the pinion nose bracket, before removing the axle's final mounting bolts on the right engine mount. Lower the jack very carefully and remove the axle component from underneath the car. Instructions for putting it back are the same steps in reverse order.

Loosen the wheel lug nuts, raise the vehicle and support it securely on jackstands. Remove the wheel(s). Remove the caliper and brake disc, then connect the ABS sensor and secure the sensor and wire harness side. Remove the axle shaft/hub nut. Place a prybar between two of the wheel studs to prevent the hub from turning while loosening the nut. Remove the hub bearing and brake shield. Using a prybar or slide hammer with a CV joint adapter, pry the inner CV joint assembly from the front differential. Be careful not to damage the front differential. Guide the axle shaft out from under the vehicle. Installation is the reverse of the removal procedure, noting the following points: Thoroughly clean the splines and bearing shield on the outer CV joint. This is very important, as the bearing shield protects the wheel bearings from water and contamination. Also, clean the wheel bearing area of the steering knuckle. Thoroughly clean the splines and oil seal sealing surface on the inner tripod CV joint. Apply a film of multi-purpose grease around the oil seal contact surface of the inner CV joint. When installing the axle shaft, hold the axle shaft straight out, then push it in sharply to seat the set-ring on the splines of the inner CV joint. To make sure the set-ring is properly seated, attempt to pull the inner CV joint housing out of the differential by hand. If the set-ring is properly seated, the inner joint will not move out. Tighten the hub bearing mounting bolts. Tighten the axle shaft/hub nut. Install the wheel and lug nuts, lower the vehicle, and tighten the plug nuts.

Loosen the wheel lug nuts, raise the vehicle, and support it securely on jackstands. Remove the wheel, brake caliper, caliper mounting bracket and rotor. Remove the cover from the differential housing and allow the oil to drain into a container. Remove the lock bolt from the differential pinion shaft. Remove the pinion shaft. Push the outer (flanged) end of the axleshaft in and remove the the C-lock from the inner end of the shaft. Withdraw the axleshaft, taking care not to damage the oil seal in the end of the axle housing as the splined end of the axleshaft passes through it (unless, of course, you are going to replace the seal anyway). Installation is the reverse of removal. Apply a non-hardening thread-locking compound to the threads of the lock bolt, then tighten the lock bolt. When installing the axleshaft, be sure to lubricate the seal lip and the bore in the axle bearing with clean differential lubricant. Clean off all traces of old gasket material from the differential cover and axle housing, then apply a bead of RTV sealant to the cover install the cover and bolts, tightening the bolts. Refill the axle with the correct quantity and grade of lubricant. Tighten the wheel lug nuts.

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.