Disassembly Procedure
- Remove the differential side bearings. Refer to
Differential Side Bearings Replacement.
Caution: 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.
Note: 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. |
