Carrier Assembly: Disassembly
- Remove flange nut. Mark side bearing caps for reassembly reference and remove. Remove carrier assembly from differential housing. See Fig 1 . Remove ring gear.
- Mark differential case halves for reassembly reference. Remove right case half from left case half. Remove side gears, pinions and thrust washers from differential halves. Remove side bearings from case. Remove pinion assembly from housing. Using a hydraulic press, remove pinion bearing from shaft.
NOTE:
Replace pinion and ring gear as a set if worn or damaged.