Bearing Disassembly Note

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When Bearing Remains On The Bracket - Remove the bearing and the dust seals (both differential side and wheel side) using the Oil Seal Installer (49-B014-001) and the Support Block (49-W034-301). See Fig 1 .

When Bearing Remains On The Shaft - Remove the bearing from the intermediate shaft using the Bearing Remover (49-H027-002). See Fig 2 .

Fig 1: Disassembling Bearing

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Fig 2: Removing Bearing

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