Removal Procedure

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Pontiac Montana, 2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette, and 2003 Chevrolet Venture. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Remove the case extension housing. Refer to CASE EXTENSION HOUSING REPLACEMENT .
Rotate the differential carrier until the end of the output shaft can be seen and the differential pinion shaft (701) is in a horizontal position.
Place the J 42562 between the end of the output shaft and the differential pinion shaft.
Using a hammer, hit the end of the axle removal tool in order to compress the output shaft compression ring (512) and push the output shaft through the differential side gear.

Fig 1: Placing Axle Removal Wedge Between End Of Output Shaft And Differential Pinion Shaft
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Remove the differential carrier (700).
Using snap ring pliers remove the compression ring (512) from the output shaft.

Fig 2: Removing Differential Carrier
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Remove the sun gear thrust bearing (698) from the differential carrier sun gear. The bearing may be stuck to the differential carrier.
Remove the differential carrier sun gear (697).
Remove the park gear (696).
Remove the internal gear thrust bearing (695) from the differential carrier internal gear.
Remove the sun gear shaft (689).

Fig 3: Removing Thrust Bearing, Sun Gear, Park Gear And Sun Gear Shaft
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Inspect the sun gear shaft (689) for damage.

Fig 4: Inspecting Sun Gear Shaft For Damage
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