Differential Carrier, Final Driven Gear, and Transfer Drive Gear Replacement

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NOTE: Inspect and adjust the bearing preload whenever the differential carrier is replaced.

Remove the final driven gear (A) and transfer drive gear (B) from the differential carrier (C).
NOTE: The final driven gear bolts have left-hand threads.

Fig 1: Locating Final Driven Gear, Transfer Drive Gear And Differential Carrier With Torque Specifications
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Install the final driven gear and the transfer drive gear on the differential carrier in the direction shown.
Install the bolts through the differential carrier to the transfer drive gear.
Tighten the bolts to the specified torque in a crisscross pattern in at least two steps.