Planetary Gears & Output Shaft: Disassembly
- Remove the front planetary gear assembly from the output shaft assembly. See Fig 1
.
- Remove the following components from the front planetary gear:
- The rear planetary thrust washer. See Fig 2
.
- Retainer plate.
- Clutch discs.
- Clutch plates.
- Remove the reverse brake reaction plate from the front planetary gear. See Fig 3
.
- Remove the following components from the front planetary gear. See Fig 4
.
- Snap Ring
- One-Way Clutch
- One-Way Clutch Thrust Washer
- Compress the front planetary gear snap ring while removing the following components. See Fig 5
.
- Front Planetary Ring Gear
- Thrust Bearing
- Rear Planetary Race
- Remove the following components from the rear planetary gear:
- The rear planetary thrust washer. See Fig 6
.
- The rear planetary gear.
- The rear planetary sun gear.
- Using a screwdriver, remove the inner shaft spiral snap ring. See Fig 7
. Separate the inner shaft from the rear planetary ring gear. Remove the thrust bearing assembly from the rear planetary ring gear.
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