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Differential Housing Cover: Removal

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  1. Raise and support the vehicle.
  2. NOTE: Empty the lubricant into a clean container for reuse.
  3. Remove the differential housing cover (4033).
  1. Remove the 10 differential housing cover bolts (4346) and drain the lubricant from the rear axle housing (4010).
  2. Remove the differential housing cover.
Fig 1: Removing Differential Housing Cover
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