How to remove and install the Axle Shaft, Axle Shaft Seal and Wheel Bearing on Mazda B2000?

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To change and fit the axle parts of the 1972 to 1984 models, the first thing to do is to raise and put the rear portion on jackstands and then carry out the removal of the wheels and the brake drums and then the brake shoes and the parking brake cable retainer. Break and disconnect the brake lines following the wheel cylinders and then loosen bolts of the backing plate and bearing housing and slide axle shaft out of the axle housing. Take out and destroy the oil seal, bend the tabs of the lockwasher, and remove the nut and lockwasher on the axle shaft. Take off the bearing and race of the shaft, and the spacer, and outer seal of the bearing housing, and the gasket of the baffle. Install new seals and a new gasket in that reverse order, provisionally clamping the bearing/backing plate bolts to 16 ft. lbs. without the brake shoes or drum. Check axle shaft endplay measurement by dial indicator; 0.05-0.15mm when one of the two shafts has been removed and 0.66-0.84mm after replacement of the first shaft. Tighten endplay where required and screw up the bearing retainer/backing plate bolts to 40-50 ft. lbs. With models dating 1986 to 1989, lifting and propping the rear end on jackstands, dismounting the wheel and brake drum, and then dismounting the brake shoes and parking brake cable retainer. Disassemble and disconnect brake lines after which the bolts that hold the backing plate and bearing housing are removed slide the axle shaft out of the axle housing being careful not to fail the oil seal. In case it has a broken seal, one has to replace it with a slide hammer and an adapter. Eliminate two support plate bolts at a right angle, cut the bearing retaining collar diagonally until approximately 5mm is left and snap the collar in a chisel. Take the hub and bearing assembly out with press or puller, and then tap the race off the hub with a drift, take the bearing out and seal out of the hub. Inspect all its components, including checking for wear or damage, and assembling the outer race by an arbor press when replacing either of the races, and force the inner race into the axle housing. Fill the hub with lithium impact bearing grease, punch a fresh oil seal into the axle housing and screw on a fresh spacer on the shaft with the broader flat surface upward. Install a new hub seal, grease the bearing and press the bearing and hub assembly onto the shaft and press the new collar onto the shaft with an applied pressure. Install a single shaft in the housing, with bearing play being checked in case of a single shaft having been serviced and bolts on the backing plate tightened to 80 ft. lbs. to place a dial indicator on the backing plate to measure axial play and ensure that it does not exceed the standard requirements. Install the rest of the shaft, tighten the backing plate bolts, check the play and use shims to adjust the play where needed and then install the brake drums and the brake wheels and bleed the brake system.

Genuine Mazda B2000 Axle Shaft Seal

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Mazda B2000 Pinion Seal Part Number: M005-27-165

Mazda B2000 Pinion Seal Part Number: 0604-27-018

Mazda B2000 Extension Housing Seal Part Number: M502-17-335A

Mazda B2000 Seal Part Number: S113-33-067

Mazda B2000 Wheel Bearing Seal Part Number: UB40-26-157

Mazda B2000 Seal Part Number: UB40-49-154

Mazda B2000 Seal Part Number: 0603-26-157

Mazda B2000 Seal Part Number: UB40-26-154

Mazda B2000 Seal Part Number: 3900-33-065

Mazda B2000 Seal Part Number: UC86-33-067

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