Pinion Yoke & Pinion Seal: Removal
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- Raise vehicle and support. Allow rear axle housing assembly to hang free. Accurately mark all driveline components, relative to drive shaft and axles, for installation reference. Remove drive shaft from pinion yoke. Using INCH lbs. torque wrench, measure the amount of torque required to rotate the pinion. Record this measurement for reassembly. This will give the combined preload for the pinion bearings, pinion pilot bearing and pinion oil seal.
- Hold pinion yoke with Pinion Yoke Holder/Remover (J-8614-01). See Fig 1 . Remove pinion self-locking nut and washer (if equipped) from yoke. Remove pinion yoke from axle carrier using special nut and forcing screw of pinion yoke holder/remover. Remove pinion oil seal from axle carrier.