Service Manual
DisassemblingtheFrontAxle(continued)
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Figure217
4.Toremovethedifferentialassembly,place2woodendevices(e.g.,hammer
handles)underthedifferentialcaseandpryrmlyupward.Markthebearing
cupsandcones,theymustbeinstalledinmatchedsets(Figure217).
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Figure218
Note:Protecttheringgearwhenremovingitfromthedifferentialcase;this
willavoiddamageoftheringgearteeth.
5.Removetheringgearbolts.Useahardwoodenblockandhammer,drivethe
ringgearfromthedifferentialcase(Figure218).
Note:Whenevertheringgearboltsareremoved,theyaretobereplaced
withnewbolts.
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