Tools Required

1. Raise the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.
2. Drain the differential carrier assembly. Refer to Lubricant Change .
3. If replacing the right side seal and/or bearing, perform the following steps:

3.1.	Remove the inner axle shaft and housing assembly from the differential carrier case assembly. Refer to Front Drive Axle Inner Shaft and Inner Shaft Housing Replacement .

3.2.	Remove the clutch fork assembly components and the inner axle shaft from the inner axle shaft housing. Refer to Front Drive Axle Inner Shaft and Inner Shaft Housing Replacement .

3.3.	Install the inner axle shaft housing into a vise.

Clamp only on the mounting flange of the inner axle shaft housing.

3.4.	Install the J 29369-1 , 8.25 inch axle, or the J 29369-2 , 9.25 inch axle, behind the inner axle shaft seal or the inner axle shaft bearing as necessary.





3.5.	Install the J 2619-01  (2) to the J 29369-1 or the J 29369-2  (1).

3.6.	Remove the inner axle shaft seal and/or the inner axle shaft bearing using the J 2619-01 .




4. If replacing the left side seal and/or bearing, perform the following steps:

4.1.	Remove the differential carrier assembly. Refer to Differential Carrier Assembly Replacement .

4.2.	Place the differential carrier assembly into a vise.

Clamp only on the mounting flange of the differential carrier assembly case.

4.3.	Remove the inner axle shaft using a hammer and a brass drift.

4.4.	Install the J 29369-1 , 8.25 inch axle, or the J 29369-2 , 9.25 inch axle (1), behind the inner axle shaft seal or the inner axle shaft bearing as necessary.

4.5.	Install the J 2619-01  (2) to the J 29369-1 or the J 29369-2 .

4.6.	Remove the inner axle shaft seal and/or the inner axle shaft bearing using the J 2619-01 .

1. If installing the right side bearing, perform the following steps:

1.1.	Install the inner axle shaft housing into a vise.

Clamp only on the mounting flange of the inner axle shaft housing.





1.2.	Install the bearing with the square shoulder in using the J 36609  (1) and the J 8092  (2).

2. If installing the right side inner axle shaft seal, perform the following steps:

2.1.	Install the inner axle shaft housing into a vise.

Clamp only on the mounting flange of the inner axle shaft housing.





2.2.	Install the new axle shaft seal using the J 36600 , 8.25 inch axle, or the J 22833 , 9.25 inch axle.

3. Install the inner axle shaft into the inner axle shaft housing.

Carefully tap the inner axle shaft into place with a soft-faced mallet.

4. Install the clutch fork assembly components. Refer to Front Drive Axle Inner Shaft and Inner Shaft Housing Replacement .
5. Install the inner axle shaft and housing assembly to the differential carrier case assembly. Refer to Front Drive Axle Inner Shaft and Inner Shaft Housing Replacement .



6. If installing the left side bearing and/or seal, perform the following steps:

6.1.	Install the bearing with the square shoulder in using the J 36609  (1) and the J 8092  (2).

6.2.	Install the new axle shaft seal using the J 36600 , 8.25 inch axle, or the J 22833 , 9.25 inch axle.

6.3.	Install the inner axle shaft into the differential case side gear using a soft-faced mallet until the retaining ring on the inner axle shaft is fully seated within the groove in the differential case side gear.

6.4.	Pull back on the inner axle shaft to ensure that the inner axle shaft is properly retained in the differential case side gear.

6.5.	Install the front differential carrier assembly. Refer to Differential Carrier Assembly Replacement .

7. Fill the differential carrier assembly. Use the proper fluid. Refer to Lubricant Change .
8. Lower the vehicle.