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Rear Axle Bearings & Oil Seal: Removal

  1. Raise and support vehicle. Remove wheel. On drum brakes, remove drum and go to next step. On disc brakes, remove caliper mounting bracket with caliper attached, and wire aside. See REAR BRAKE CALIPER  . Remove rotor. Go to next step.
  2. Remove rear axle housing cover. Install ABS Sensor Ring Protector (J-39446) onto ABS sensor ring. Remove lock bolt securing pinion gear shaft in differential case. Remove pinion gear shaft from differential case.
  3. Push outer (flanged) end of axle shaft inward. Remove axle shaft lock from inner end of axle shaft in differential case. Remove axle shaft. Carefully pry axle shaft oil seal from housing. DO NOT damage housing. Position slide hammer into bore so tangs engage bearing outer race. Remove axle shaft bearing.
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