Removal Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 GMC Sierra and 2007 Chevrolet Silverado. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Raise the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle .
- Remove the differential assembly. Refer to Differential Replacement (10.5 Inch, 11.5 Inch Axle) or Differential Replacement (8.6, 9.5/9.5LD Inch Axles) .
- Remove the drive pinion from the axle. Refer to Drive Pinion and Ring Gear Replacement (8.6, 9.5/9.5LD, and 11.5 Inch Axles) or Drive Pinion and Ring Gear Replacement (10.5 Inch Axle) .
- For the 8.6 inch axle, install the J 45871 (1) around the pinion bearing and the J 22912-B (2) in the inverted position around the J 45871 . See Special Tools .
- Press the bearing off of the pinion using the J 45871 and the J 22912-B . See Special Tools .
- For the 9.5/9.5LD inch and 11.5 inch axles, press the bearing off of the pinion using the J 22912-B .
- Remove the shim.
- Remove the outer pinion bearing cup from the axle housing using a hammer and a brass drift in the slots provided. Move the drift back and forth between one side of the cup and the other in order to work the cups out of the housing evenly.
- Remove the inner pinion bearing cup from the axle housing using a hammer and a brass drift in the slots provided. Move the drift back and forth between one side of the cup and the other in order to work the cups out of the housing evenly.