Differential Carrier: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Ford Pickup and 2005 Ford Cab & Chassis. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Position the vehicle on a hoist or raise the rear end of the vehicle with a jack. Install safety stands under the frame rails and lower the jack or hoist far enough to allow the axle to drop into the rebound position for working clearance.
- Remove the differential housing cover.
- Remove the axle shafts. For additional information, refer to AXLE SHAFT .
- To ease removal of the differential assembly, loosen the bolts, then pry the differential case, bearing cups and outboard spacers outward until they are loose in the differential housing.
- Remove the bolts and the bearing caps.
- Remove the differential assembly with the bearing cups.
- Remove the outboard spacers.
- Inspect the spacers for nicks, bending and grooved conditions. Discard them if necessary.
CAUTION:
Note the positions of the mating letters stamped vertically and horizontally on the bearing caps and the differential housing before removing the bearing caps. Matching the letters is important at the time of installation.
CAUTION:
It will be necessary to use large pry bars to remove the differential carrier from the differential housing. Do not damage the differential ring rear when carrying out this step.
CAUTION:
Mark or tag the differential bearing cups, indicating from which side they were removed.
CAUTION:
Mark or tag the outboard spacers indicating from which side they were removed.