Disassembly

Differential Assembly

Service Repair No - 51.15.07

Disassembly

1. Remove differential assembly.
2. Secure differential assembly in a vice or stand.





3. Remove roll pins securing adjusting nuts, using LRT 51-018-5 loosen adjusting nuts.
4. Reference mark bearing caps to aid assembly.





5. Remove bolts securing bearing caps and remove caps.





6. Remove crown wheel assembly and collect bearing outer races.
7. Mark outer races to bearings to aid assembly.





8. Using LRT-51-003 to restrain pinion flange remove bolt and collect washer.





9. Remove pinion flange

NOTE: Older front differentials have a square flange and an extra spacer fitted, this spacer must be removed. Later front differentials have a round flange but no spacer fitted.

10. Using a lever, remove pinion oil seal.

CAUTION: Take care to avoid damage to oil seal recess.





11. Carefully tap pinion from bearings and collect tail bearing.
12. Remove pinion tail bearing shim and record shim size.





13. Using a bearing puller, remove pinion head bearing.





14. Remove pinion bearing races.
15. Remove pinion head bearing shim and record shim size.





16. Using a two legged puller and LRT 51-018-6, remove the differential bearings.
17. Secure the crown wheel assembly in a vice.





18. Remove and discard 10 bolts securing the crown wheel to carrier.
19. Carefully remove the crown wheel from the carrier.





20. Remove and discard roll pin securing carrier cross shaft and remove cross shaft.





21. Rotate gears to the open part of carrier and remove planet gears.
22. Remove sun gears.