Differential Carrier: Disassembly
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2019 Ford F-550 Super Duty, 2019 Ford F-450 Super Duty, 2019 Ford F-350 Super Duty, and 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
All vehicles
- Remove the differential carrier. Refer to: Differential Carrier .
- Remove and discard the differential carrier bearings. Use Special Service Tool: 205-430 Collets, Differential Carrier Bearing., 205-431 Retaining Ring, Differential Carrier Bearing., 205-432 Step Plate, Differential Carrier Bearing., 308-052 (T77J-7025-B) Remover/Installer, Bearing Tube., 308-092 (T84T-7025-B) Removal Screw, Bearing Tube.. Use the General Equipment: Vise
- Remove and discard the ring gear bolts.
- Using the brass punch and a soft face hammer, remove the ring gear.. Use the General Equipment: Punch. Use the General Equipment: Copper Hammer
- Clean the differential ring gear flange.
Vehicles equipped with a 1 piece case
- Remove the differential pinion shaft lock bolt.
- Remove the differential pinion shaft.
- Rotate and remove the differential pinion gears and differential pinion gear thrust washers.
- Remove the differential side gears, the differential side gear thrust washers and if equipped, the differential side gear wave washers.
Vehicles equipped with a 2 piece case
- Using the special tool, mount the differential carrier on a vise.. Use the General Equipment: Vise
- Remove the differential carrier case bolts.
- Separate the carrier case.
- Index mark the carrier case halves.
- Separate the carrier case halves. Use the General Equipment: Vise
- Remove the RH side gear and side gear shim.
- Remove the differential pinion shaft, pinion gears and pinion gear washers.
- Remove the LH side gear.
- Remove the LH side gear shim.