Disassembly Procedure
- Remove the differential side bearings. Refer to
Differential Side Bearings Replacement
.
Notice: Refer to Ring Gear Removal Notice in the Preface section.
Important: The ring gear bolts have right-hand threads.
- Remove the ring gear bolts. Discard the bolts.
- Remove the ring gear from the differential case. Drive the ring gear off with
a brass drift if necessary.
- Remove the differential pinion gears and the differential side gears by performing
the following steps:
4.1. | Remove the pinion shaft pin using a hammer and drift pin. |
4.2. | Remove the pinion shaft. |
4.3. | Roll the differential pinion gears out of the case with the pinion gear thrust washers. |
4.4. | Remove the differential side gears and the side gear thrust washers. Mark the pinion gears top and bottom and the differential side gears left and right. |