Disassembly

CENTER STEM ASSEMBLY


Disassembly

1. Remove carrier brackets.
2. Remove electric controlled couplings. Disassembly.
3. Remove breather tube and breathers.
CAUTION:
Remove breather tube and breathers only when necessary.





4. Remove side oil seal with the suitable oil seal remover.
CAUTION:
Never damage gear carrier and rear cover.
5. Remove rear cover mounting bolts.











6. Set the drifts (A and B) to the right and left side bearing adjusting shims individually. Press center stem assembly with side bearing to remove gear carrier assembly and rear cover assembly.

CAUTION:
The pressure shall be as low as possible to remove gear carrier assembly and rear cover assembly. The maximum pressure shall be 10 kN (1 ton, 1.0 Imp ton).
NOTE:
Center stem assembly, side bearings, and adjusting shims are compressed and integrated in gear carrier and rear cover.
7. Remove drain plug and filler plug, if necessary.
8. Remove side bearing adjusting shims and outer races of side bearing .
CAUTION:
Mark the side bearing adjusting shims so that the original mounting positions (right/left) can be identified later.











9. Remove inner race of side bearing (right), using the puller (A), the replacer (B) and the drift (C).











10. Remove inner race of side bearing (left), using the puller (A), the replacer (B) and the drift (C).





11. Remove center stem from drive gear, using the drift (A) [SST:
ST33220000 (J-25804-01)].
12. Perform inspection after disassembly. Inspection, "Inspection".