Captiva

Rear Wheel Drive Shaft Replacement

1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle .
2. Remove and discard the rear wheel drive shaft nut. Replace with NEW only.
3. Remove the trailing arm bracket to underbody bolts.
4. Remove the toe link to knuckle nut and bolt.
5. Remove the lower control arm to knuckle bolt and nut.




Note: Support the wheel drive shaft while it is disengaged from the wheel hub and bearing assembly in order to avoid damaging the wheel drive shaft boots.

6. Loose the knuckle to upper control arm nut and bolt. Do not remove the nut and bolt.



7. Place a block of wood against the wheel drive shaft spindle and tap with a hammer to release the spindle from the wheel hub and bearing assembly.



8. Rotate the suspension knuckle upward and secure with heavy mechanics wire, or equivalent.
9. Remove the wheel drive shaft from the rear drive module (RDM).

1. Install the wheel drive shaft to the output shaft of the rear drive module (RDM).
2. Ensure that the tripot joint is fully seated on the output shaft by grasping the tripot joint and attempting to pull free of the output shaft.



3. Rotate the suspension knuckle downward while simultaneously guiding the constant velocity (CV) joint spindle to the wheel hub and bearing assembly of the suspension knuckle.
4. Hand install a new wheel drive shaft nut.

Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section.

5. Install the lower control arm to knuckle bolt and nut and tighten to 180 N·m (133 lb ft).



6. Install the trailing arm bracket to underbody bolts and tighten to 110 N·m(81 lb ft).
7. Install the toe link to knuckle nut and bolt and tighten to 160 N·m(118 lb ft).
8. Tighten the wheel drive shaft nut to 320 N·m (236 lb ft).
9. Check the rear wheel alignment.