Drive Pinion: Disassembly
- Remove pinion bearing assembly mounting bolts.
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- Lightly tap companion flange with a plastic hammer to remove drive pinion assembly (1).
- Remove the O-ring from pinion bearing.
- Remove the pinion lock nut.
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- Remove drive pinion from pinion bearing assembly with drift (A) (commercial service tool) and replacer (B) (commercial service tool).
- Remove adjusting shim.
- Remove companion flange.
- Remove the dust cover.
- Remove the oil seal.
- Perform inspection after disassembly. Refer to
"INSPECTION ".
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