Differential Assembly (A-540E) Disassembly & Reassembly: Disassembly
- Using appropriate puller, remove differential case side bearings. Place match marks on both differential case and ring gear. Remove 16 bolts. Tap ring gear with a plastic hammer to remove gear.
- Place match marks on differential right and left case. Remove 16 Torx screws. Using a plastic hammer, tap out differential left case. Remove speedometer drive gear from differential right case.
- Remove differential side gears, side thrust washers, differential spider, differential pinions and pinion washers from differential left case. See Figure.
- Using a hammer and screwdriver, remove oil seal. Remove oil baffle from left bearing retainer. Drive out outer race and adjusting shim from left bearing retainer with a hammer and brass drift. Remove right oil seal from retainer.