Pinion Flange & Seal: Removal
- Disconnect drive shaft and tie out of the way. Scribe a line down pinion nut, pinion stem and pinion flange for reassembly reference. Remove pinion nut and pull pinion flange from stem. See Fig 1
. Remove oil seal retainer bolts, and remove retainer from carrier.
NOTE: Do not use hammer to drive off flange.
- Remove bolts holding oil seal retainer to carrier. Remove retainer and pry out oil seal from bore, using care not to damage machined surface.