Front & Rear Differential Assemblies: Disassembly
- Mount differential carrier in Holding Fixture (J-3289-21 ) and Adapter (J-37769 ). Match mark differential side bearing caps for installation reference. See Figure or Figure .
- Remove side bearing lock plates and caps. Remove side bearing adjusters and outer bearing races. On rear differentials, remove rear wheel speed sensor. On front or rear differentials, remove ring gear assembly.
- On rear differentials, separate differential case halves. Using a copper hammer, remove exciter ring. Tap evenly along outer edge of exciter ring.
- On front or rear differentials, turn differential carrier in fixture 90 degrees. Using pinion Flange Holder (J-8614-01 ), remove pinion flange nut. Remove pinion flange. Remove pinion shaft. Using Oil Seal Remover (J-26941 ) and Slide Hammer (J-2619-01 ), remove pinion oil seal.
- Remove outer pinion bearing from differential carrier. Remove outer and inner pinion bearing races. Using side bearing Puller (J-22888-D ) and Side Bearing Pilot (J-8107-4 ), remove differential side bearings.
- Mount differential case in vise. Using arbor punch and hammer, remove roll pins. See Fig 1 . Remove differential side gears, selective shims, pinion gears, thrust washers, and shafts.
- Using Inner Pinion Bearing separator (J-22912-01
), remove collapsible spacer and inner pinion bearing. Discard collapsible spacer.
NOTE: Ring gear, pinion and taper roller bearings and races must be replaced as a set.