FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Beginning With VIN #343314

DIFFERENTIAL CASE








1. Remove side bearing inner cones.
To prevent damage to bearing, engage puller jaws in grooves.
Tool numbers:
A ST33051 001 (J22888-20)
B ST33061000 (J8107-2)





Be careful not to confuse the right and left hand parts.
2. Loosen ring gear bolts in a criss-cross fashion.





3. Tap ring gear off the differential case with a soft hammer.
Tap evenly all around to keep ring gear from binding.





4. Punch off pinion mate shaft lock pin from ring gear side.
Lock pin is caulked at pin hole mouth on differential case.