Disassembly

Disassembly

1. Secure rear half of differential carrier in a soft jawed vice.







2. Make suitable alignment marks between front and rear halves of differential carrier.
3. Remove 8 bolts securing front half of carrier to rear and separate both halves of carrier.
4. Suitably identify front sun gear to front half of carrier, then remove sun gear.
5. Remove and discard thrust washer.
6. Suitably identify each planet gear to its shaft and fitted position of each cross shaft to rear half of carrier
7. Remove retaining ring.
8. Remove planet gears and cross shafts, remove and discard dished thrust washers.
9. Suitably identify rear sun gear to rear half of carrier, then remove sun gear.
10. Remove and discard thrust washer.
11. Check mating surfaces of cross shaft and housing bore for wear.