Removal Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2019 GMC Savana 3500, 2019 GMC Savana 2500, 2019 Chevrolet Express 3500, and 2019 Chevrolet Express 2500. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Raise the vehicle. Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle
- Remove the differential assembly. Differential Replacement (10.5 Inch Axle) , or Differential Replacement (9.5 Inch Axle)
- Remove the pinion gear bearing retainer.
- Remove the pinion yoke and the oil seal. Drive Pinion Flange/Yoke and/or Oil Seal Replacement (9.5 Inch Axle) , or Drive Pinion Flange/Yoke and/or Oil Seal Replacement (10.5 Inch Axle)
- Remove the outer pinion bearing.
Using an hydraulic press and the appropriate supports, remove the differential pinion gear.
Remove the collapsible spacer.
Using the J-22912-B remover and a hydraulic press, remove the inner pinion bearing from the differential pinion gear.
- NOTE:
- Insert the brass drift in the slots to remove the bearing cup.
- Move the drift back and forth between one side of the cup and the other in order to work the cups out of the retainer evenly.
Using a hammer and a brass drift, remove the outer pinion bearing cup.
- NOTE:
- Insert the brass drift in the slots to remove the bearing cup.
- Move the drift back and forth between one side of the cup and the other in order to work the cups out of the retainer evenly.
Using a hammer and a brass drift, remove the inner pinion bearing cup.
Using a brass drift and a hammer, remove the pinion gear pilot bearing.