Disassemble Procedure
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- Remove the differential side bearings. Differential Bearing Replacement
- Remove the differential ring gear. Drive Pinion and Ring Gear Replacement (10.5 Inch Axle) , or Drive Pinion and Ring Gear Replacement (9.5 Inch Axle)
Separate the differential case (1).
- NOTE:
If the differential pinion gears, the differential side and the thrust washers are going to be reused, mark the components so they can be re-installed in their original location in the differential case.
Remove the pinion gears (2), thrust washers (1) and the differential spider (3) from the differential case (6).
- Remove the differential side gears (4) and the thrust washers (5) from the differential case (5).