Intermediate Carrier Assembly Disassemble

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Fig 1: View Of Intermediate Carrier Assembly & Output Carrier Internal Gear

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Remove the retaining ring (1) from the output carrier internal gear (3).
Separate the intermediate carrier assembly (2) from the output carrier internal gear (3).