Output Shaft: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Cadillac Seville and 2003 Cadillac DeVille. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Raise the vehicle. Remove the differential carrier. See DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER . Remove the left drive axle. Push on the output shaft in order to expose the snap ring. Remove the output shaft snap ring (56). Remove the left side differential gear (118). See Figure . Remove the thrust washer (117). Remove the output shaft (57) through the opposite end of the case. See Fig 1 .