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Differential, disassembling and assembling: Notes

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Special tools and equipment 

Fig 1: Identifying Special Tools - Differential, Disassembling And Assembling (1 Of 2)
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Special tools and equipment 

Fig 2: Identifying Special Tools - Differential, Disassembling And Assembling (2 Of 2)
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NOTE:
  • Heat tapered roller bearing inner race to 100 ° C before installing.
  • Always replace both tapered roller bearings together as a set.
  • If differential housing, transmission housing or clutch housing tapered roller bearings are replaced adjust differential. Refer to Differential, adjusting  .
Fig 3: Exploded View Of Differential Components
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1 - Transmission housing 

2 - Bolt 

3 - Differential cage 

4 - Final drive gear 

5 - Backing plate 

6 - Nut, 70 Nm 

7 - Shim 

8 - Tapered roller bearing outer race 

9 - Tapered roller bearing inner race 

10 - Differential housing 

11 - Speedometer drive wheel 

12 - Tapered roller bearing inner race 

13 - Tapered roller bearing outer race 

14 - Clutch housing 

15 - Sleeve 

16 - Oil seal 

17 - Counter-sunk head bolt, 25 Nm 

18 - Flange shaft 

19 - Spring for flanged shaft 

20 - Thrust washer 

21 - Tapered ring 

22 - Circlip 

23 - One-piece thrust washer 

24 - Differential side gear 

25 - Threaded piece 

26 - Differential pinion shaft 

27 - Spring pin 

28 - Differential pinion gear 

29 - Differential side gear