Differential Assembly: Disassembly
NOTE:
Numbers in illustration correspond to step numbers. See Fig 1
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- Secure rear half of differential carrier in a soft jawed vice.
- Make suitable alignment marks between front and rear halves of differential carrier.
- Remove 8 bolts securing front half of carrier to rear and separate both halves of carrier.
- Suitably identify front sun gear to front half of carrier, then remove sun gear.
- Remove and discard thrust washer.
- Suitably identify each planet gear to its shaft and fitted position of each cross shaft to rear half of carrier.
- Remove retaining ring.
- Remove planet gears and cross shafts, remove and discard dished thrust washers.
- Suitably identify rear sun gear to rear half of carrier, then remove sun gear.
- Remove and discard thrust washer.