Carrier Bearing Replacement: Notes

Special Tools Required

Attachment, 40 x 50 mm 07LAD-PW50601

NOTE:

The bearing and the bearing outer race should be replaced as a set.
Inspect and adjust the carrier bearing preload whenever bearing is replaced.
Check the bearing for wear and rough rotation. If the bearing is OK, removal is not necessary.
The illustration shows the 4WD; the 2WD is similar.

Remove the final driven gear from the differential carrier.
NOTE: Final driven gear removal is not needed when replacing the carrier bearing on the opposite side of the final driven gear.
Place a spacer (A) on the differential carrier (B), and set a commercially available puller (C) and a bearing separator (D) under the carrier bearing (E), then remove the carrier bearing.

Fig 1: Removing Carrier Bearing
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Install new carrier bearings using the attachment (40 x 50 mm) and a press. Press the bearing on securely so there is no clearance between the bearing and the differential carrier.

Fig 2: Pressing Bearing And Differential Carrier
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Install the final driven gear if the gear was removed.