Center Differential Housing, Removing And Installing, Bolted Driveshaft: Removing

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Fig 1: Lifting Transmission

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-- Secure the transmission to the engine/transmission holder. Refer to SECURING ON ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HOLDER .

-- Place the Used Oil Collection and Extraction Unit SMN372500 under the transmission.

Fig 2: Identifying Center Differential Housing To Transmission Bolts

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-- Remove the bolts -A-, -B- and -arrows-.

NOTE:

Not all versions have the double bolts -B-.

CAUTION:

Danger of damaging the center differential.

Carefully and slowly pull center differential housing -C- off of transmission toward rear. Otherwise the center differential can fall out of the transmission.
A center differential that has fallen out may not be installed. This must be replaced.

-- Carefully remove the center differential housing -6-, the pressure spring -3-, the adjusting shim -4- and the plate spring -5-.

Fig 3: Identifying Differential Housing -6-, Pressure Spring -3-, Adjusting Shim -4- & Plate Spring -5-

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-- Remove the center differential -2- and the gear carrier -1-.

If the gear carrier -1- remains in the center differential housing, proceed as follows:

Fig 4: Removing Gear Carrier -1-

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CAUTION:

Danger of damaging the sealing surface on the center differential housing.

Use a hammer to hit the housing carefully on several places.

-- Hold the gear carrier -1- by one of the side ribs with pliers and remove it in -direction of arrow A- (See Fig 4).

-- Using a Rubber Hammer, tap the housing on alternating sides -B arrows-.

-- Remove the center differential, spring, shim and plate spring from the center differential housing.

Center Differential Housing, Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following: INSTALLING .

Tightening Specifications

Refer to OVERVIEW - CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING AND CENTER DIFFERENTIAL .