Rear Axle Shaft Seal and/or Bearing Replacement. Buick Rainier 2005

For 1990-2009 cars only

Makes 🢒 Buick 🢒 2005 🢒 Rainier 🢒 General Information 🢒 Vibration Diagnosis and Correction 🢒 Rear Axle Shaft Seal and/or Bearing Replacement

•	J 8092 Universal Driver Handle- ¾ in - 10

•	J 21128 Axle Pinion Oil Seal Installer

•	J 23690 Bearing Installer

•	J 2619-01 Slide Hammer

•	J 44685 Rear Axle Seal and Bearing Remover

Raise the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle .
Remove the tire and wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation .
Remove the rear axle housing cover and the gasket. Refer to Rear Axle Housing Cover and Gasket Replacement .
Remove the axle shaft. Refer to Rear Axle Shaft Replacement .

Remove the axle shaft seal and/or the bearing from the axle housing using the J 44685 (1) and the J 2619-01 (2).

Install the axle shaft bearing using the J 23690 (1) and the J 8092 (2).
Drive the axle shaft bearing into the axle housing until the tool bottoms against the tube.

Install the axle shaft seal using the J 21128 .
Drive the tool into the bore until the axle shaft seal bottoms flush with the tube.
Install the axle shaft. Refer to Rear Axle Shaft Replacement .
Install the rear axle housing cover and the gasket. Refer to Rear Axle Housing Cover and Gasket Replacement .
Install the tire and wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation .
Fill the rear axle with axle lubricant. Use the proper fluid. Refer to Rear Axle Lubricant Replacement .
Lower the vehicle.