Differential Carrier
- Assemble side gears with thrust washers, and install into carrier. Replace side gear thrust washers if one or both side clearance checked during disassembly was greater than specification. See SIDE GEAR CLEARANCE SPECIFICATIONS
table under DISASSEMBLY.
- Install carrier pinion gears and thrust washers into carrier. Using appropriate bearing puller and thrust pad, remove carrier bearings. See Fig 1
. Note if shims are used between carrier bearing and carrier.
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- Install shims (if equipped), and press carrier bearings onto carrier. Using heat lamp, heat ring gear to 250°F (121°C). Install ring gear on carrier. Install NEW ring gear bolts (left-hand thread on Cherokee with 8 1/4" rear axle).
- Tighten ring gear bolts to specification. To complete reassembly, see DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER & PINION
under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION. Check ring gear backlash. See RING GEAR BACKLASH
under ADJUSTMENTS.