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Removal Procedure

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  1. Raise the vehicle. Support the vehicle. Refer to LIFTING AND JACKING THE VEHICLE .
  2. Place a drain pan or suitable container under the differential carrier.
  3. Remove the differential carrier drain plug.
  4. Drain the differential carrier.
  5. Remove the propeller shaft from the vehicle. Refer to PROPELLER SHAFT REPLACEMENT - TWO PIECE in Propeller Shaft.
  6. Remove the rear tire and wheel assemblies. Refer to TIRE AND WHEEL REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION in Tires and Wheels.
  7. Remove the left and right rear knuckles from the vehicle. Refer to STEERING KNUCKLE REPLACEMENT in Rear Suspension.
  8. Remove the left and right rear wheel drive shafts from the vehicle. Refer to AXLE SHAFT in Wheel Drive Shafts.
  9. Remove the catalytic converter. Refer to CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT (AWD) or CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT (2WD) in Engine Exhaust.
  10. Position a suitable jack under the differential assembly.
  11. Remove the 2 rear differential support bracket bolts (2).
    Fig 1: Removing Differential Carrier Assembly
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  12. Remove the 2 lower differential support bolts (6).
  13. Carefully lower the differential assembly with differential support (4) from the vehicle.
  14. Remove the 2 bolts (5) and 2 nuts (1) from the differential, then remove the differential support from the differential carrier.
  15. Remove the 3 rear differential support bolts from the differential carrier, then remove the rear differential support (3).
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