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Differential Assembly: Disassembly

  1. Remove differential side bearings. Pull speedometer drive gear and shim from differential case. See Fig 1 . Remove side gears and thrust washers from differential case by rotating gears toward case windows.
  2. Using a punch, drive out differential pinion gear shaft retaining pin. Remove pinion shaft, gears and thrust washers from case.
  3. If necessary, remove ring gear from differential case by drilling preformed side of rivets with 5/16" drill bit. Remove heads of rivets with a chisel. Using a punch, drive remaining rivet shank from case and remove ring gear.
Fig 1: Exploded View of Differential Assembly
G92D14053Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.