SECTION 4B - FINAL DRIVE AND DRIVE SHAFTS

CAUTION:

This vehicle will be equipped with a Supplemental Restraint System (SRS). A SRS will consist of either

seat belt pre-tensioners and a driver's air bag, seat belt pre-tensioners and a driver's and front

passenge r's air bags or se at belt pre-ten sioner s, drive r’s an d fron t pass enger’ s air bag and left an d rig ht

hand side air bags. Refer to SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, Section 12M, Supplemental Restraint System of

this Service Information CD before performing any service operation on, or around any SRS

components, the steering mechanism or wiring. Failure to follow the SAFETY PRECAUTIONS could

result in SRS deployment, resulting in possible personal injury or unnecessary SRS system repairs.

CAUTION:

Whenever any component that forms part of the ABS or ABS/ETC (if fitted), is disturbed during Service

Operations, it is vital that the complete ABS or ABS/ETC system is checked, using the procedure as

detailed in 4. DIAGNOSIS, ABS or ABS/ETC FUNCTION CHECK, in Section 12L ABS & ABS/ETC (V6

Enigne) or (GEN III V8 Engine) of this Service Information CD.

CAUTION:

This vehicle may be equipped with LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas). In the interests of safety, the LPG

fuel system should be isolated by turning ‘OFF’ the manual service valve and then draining the LPG

service lines , before an y servic e wo rk is car ried o ut o n t he v eh icl e. R ef er to th e L PG le aflet inclu ded w it h

the Owner's Handbook for details or the appropriate Section of this Service Information CD for more

specific servicing information.

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

The final drive and drive shafts fitted to all VT Series II vehicles, rem ains unchanged from the assemblies fitted to

VT series m odels. Therefore, for all service operations, refer to Section 4B FINAL DRIVE AND DRIVE SHAFTS,

VT Series I Information.

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