Differential, disassembling and assembling: Notes
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NOTE:
- Heat tapered roller bearing inner race to 100 °C (212 °F) before pressing on.
- Heat adjusting ring for tapered roller bearing to 100 °C (212 °F) before pressing in tapered roller bearing outer race.
NOTE:
The following list refers to items in Fig 1.
- - Differential housing with riveted gear for final drive
- Final drive gear is riveted onto differential housing and then machined
- If differential or final drive gear is damaged, replace differential housing along with riveted final drive gear
- Number of teeth on final drive gear. See Code letters, model/engine applications, ratios, equipment .
- - Output shaft/drive flange
- Removing and installing. See DIFFERENTIAL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- - Tapered roller bearing inner race
- Pulling off. See Pulling off tapered roller bearing inner race .
- Pressing on. See Pressing on tapered roller bearing inner race .
- - Tapered roller bearing outer race
- Remove and install only when adjusting ring heated
- Drive out with drift
- Pressing in. See Pressing in tapered roller bearing outer race .
- - Bearing body for tapered roller bearing
- Removing and installing. See DIFFERENTIAL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- - O-ring
- Always replace
- - O-ring
- Always replace
- - Adjusting ring for tapered roller bearing
- Removing and installing. See DIFFERENTIAL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- - Output shaft/drive flange
- Removing and installing. See DIFFERENTIAL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- - Tapered roller bearing outer race
- Remove and install only when adjusting ring heated
- Drive out with drift
- Pressing in. See Pressing in tapered roller bearing outer race .
- - Tapered roller bearing inner race
- Pulling off. See Pulling off tapered roller bearing inner race .
- Pressing on. See Pressing on tapered roller bearing inner race .
- - Speedometer drive bushing
- Drive off together with speedometer drive gear - 13
- Drive on with drift
- - Speedometer drive gear
- Drive out with drift
- Fit on together with driver bushing. See item 12.
- - One-piece thrust washer
- Place into differential housing before installing bevel gears
- - Small bevel gears
- Installing. See Installing differential bevel gears .
- - Large bevel gears
- Installing. See Installing differential bevel gears .
- - Circlip CAUTION: Do not remove the circlip until after removing the drive flange as the compression spring is pre-tensioned.
- - Shaft for bevel gears
- Drive out with drift
- When driving in, do not damage one-piece thrust washer
- - Spring pin
- For securing shaft for bevel gears
- Removing and installing spring pin with circumferential groove. See Removing and installing spring pin with circumferential groove .