Disassembly

RING GEAR SHAFT

Disassembly

1.Remove transfer cover. Disassembly.
2.Remove transfer case oil seal (right and left).
3.Remove ring gear shaft assembly from transfer case. If ring gear shaft cannot be removed, remove as follows.

CAUTION:
Never damage transfer case.





- Set the drifts (A and B) to right and left spacers individually.
Compress ring gear shaft assembly with ring gear bearing to remove ring gear shaft assembly from transfer case.






CAUTION:
- The drift shall be placed on the center of the spacers.
- The pressure shall be as low as to remove ring gear shaft assembly from transfer case. The maximum pressure shall be 10 kN (1 ton, 1.0 Imp ton).
- If the adjusting shims and spacers are installed by tapping, the transfer case may be damaged. Avoid tapping.
4.Remove spacer (right and left) from ring gear shaft assembly.
5.Remove ring gear bearing adjusting shim (right and left) from ring gear shaft assembly.
6.Remove outer races of ring gear bearing (right and left) from ring gear shaft assembly.





7.Remove inner race of ring gear bearing (right) from ring gear shaft with the drift (A) and the replacer (B).










8.Remove inner race of ring gear bearing (left) from ring gear shaft with the replacer (A) (Commercial service tool).
9.Remove the ring gear mounting bolts.





10.Lightly tap ring gear with a plastic hammer to remove ring gear from ring gear shaft.





11.Remove drive shaft oil seal from the ring gear shaft with the puller (A) [SST: KV-381054S0 (J-34286)].
12.Perform inspection after disassembly. Inspection.