Disassemble Procedure

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Remove the differential side bearings. Refer to Differential Bearing Replacement .
Remove the differential ring gear. Refer to Drive Pinion and Ring Gear Replacement (10.5 Inch Axle) , Drive Pinion and Ring Gear Replacement (8.6, 9.5LD Inch Axles) .

Fig 1: Differential Side Gear, Thrust Washer And Differential Pinion Gears

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Separate the differential case (1).

Fig 2: Exploded View Of Differential Assembly

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NOTE:

If the differential pinion gears, the differential side and the thrust washers are going to be reused, mark the components so they can be re-installed in their original location in the differential case.

Remove the pinion gears (2), thrust washers (1) and the differential spider (3) from the differential case (6).
Remove the differential side gears (4) and the thrust washers (5) from the differential case (5).