Final Drive Assembly: Disassembly
- Place final drive housing on work stand. Remove bolts attaching torque converter housing and separate torque converter housing. Remove governor cover and pull out governor assembly, then remove attaching bolts and pull out governor sleeve. Remove attaching bolts and lift out parking actuator assembly.
- Remove bolts attaching reduction gear oil seal holders. Remove axle drive shaft snap rings from inside differential assembly. Wrap vinyl tape over axle shaft splines to protect oil seals. Remove lock plates and remove axle drive shaft oil seal holders and drive shafts as an assembly. Remove oil level gauge. Move differential assembly to one side and lift out of housing. See Fig 1
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- Install shaft on reduction drive gear and engage it with holder. Remove drive pinion lock nut with socket. Remove final drive housing from stand and press out drive pinion, paying close attention to reduction drive gear end. See Fig 2
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- Press out reduction driven gear and bearing retainer as an assembly. Remove snap ring from end of speedometer shaft, and detach driven gear and steel ball. Remove snap ring from speedometer shaft. Remove reduction drive gear and stator shaft.