Center Planetary Gear: Disassembly
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Using needle nose pliers, remove front planetary ring gear from center planetary gear. Remove center planetary gear, bearing and races from center planetary ring gear. See Figure. Remove snap ring and separate center planetary ring gear from intermediate shaft.