Disassembly

E351 MANUAL TRANSAXLE: DIFFERENTIAL CASE: DISASSEMBLY

DISASSEMBLY

1. REMOVE SPEEDOMETER DRIVE GEAR





(a) Remove the speedometer drive gear from the front differential case assembly.
2. REMOVE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL RING GEAR





(a) Put matchmarks on the front differential ring gear and the front differential case.





(b) Remove the 16 bolts.
(c) Using a plastic hammer, remove the front differential case.
3. REMOVE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL PINION SHAFT STRAIGHT PIN





(a) Using SST and a hammer, unstake the staked part of the front differential case.
SST: 09930-00010





(b) Using a pin punch and a hammer, remove the front differential pinion shaft straight pin from the front differential case.
4. REMOVE NO. 1 FRONT DIFFERENTIAL PINION SHAFT





(a) Remove the No. 1 front differential pinion shaft from the front differential case.
5. REMOVE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SIDE GEAR





(a) Remove the 2 front differential pinions, 2 front differential pinion thrust washers, 2 front differential side gears, and 2 front differential side gear thrust washers from the front differential case.
HINT: Remove the 2 pinion thrust washers and side gear thrust washers while turning the front differential pinion.