- Remove the differential side bearing by performing the following steps:
1.1. | Place the differential case in a vise. |
1.3. | Remove the differential side bearings using theJ 22888-20A
. |
Important: The ring gear bolts have left-handed threads.
- Remove the ring gear bolts. Discard the bolts.
Notice: Do not pry the ring gear from the differential case. Prying the ring
gear from the differential case may cause damage to the ring gear and/or the
differential case.
- Remove the ring gear from the differential case.
Drive the ring gear off with a brass drift if necessary.
- On the 8.25 inch axle, remove the pinion shaft pin.
Use a hammer and a drift pin in order to drive out the pin.
- On the 9.25 inch axle, remove the pinion shaft lock bolt.
- Remove the pinion shaft.
- For the 8.25 inch axle, remove the differential pinion gears and the differential side gears by performing the following steps:
7.1. | Roll the differential pinion gears out of the case with the pinion gear thrust washers. |
7.2. | Remove the differential side gears and the side gear thrust washers. |
Mark the pinion gears and thrust washers top and bottom and the differential side gears and thrust washers left and right.
- For the 9.25 inch axle, remove the differential pinion gears and the differential side gears by performing the following steps:
8.1. | Remove the differential side gear spacers. |
8.2. | Drive the pinion gear thrust washers out from the differential case using a hammer and a brass drift. |
8.3. | Roll the differential pinion gears out of the differential case. |
8.4. | Remove the differential side gears and the side gear thrust washers. |
Mark the pinion gears and thrust washers top and bottom and the differential side gears and thrust washers left and right.