Disassembly and Assembly: Disassembly

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Remove the snap ring.
Remove the sun gear assembly from the planetary carrier assembly, using suitable tool.

Fig 1: Removing Snap Ring
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Remove the snap ring from the sun gear assembly, using suitable tool.

Fig 2: Identifying Sun Gear Assembly Snap Ring
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Remove the carrier bearing from the sun gear, using Tools.
Tool number

A: ST35300000 ( - )

B: ST30021000 (J-22912-01)

Fig 3: Identifying Carrier Bearing From Sun Gear
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Remove the needle bearing from the sun gear, using Tool.
Tool number: ST33710000( - )

Fig 4: Identifying Needle Bearing From Sun Gear
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Remove the metal bushing from the sun gear, using Tools.

Tool number

A: ST33710000 ( - )

B: ST35325000( - )

C: KV381054S0(J-34286)

Fig 5: Identifying Metal Bushing From Sun Gear

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