Spicer Drive Axles Service Manual G & M - Manual (Page 11)

RING GEAR AND SUPPORT CASE DISASSEMBLY
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Differential Support Case
Differential Subassembly
Planetary Gears
Planetary Gear Mounting Plate
Planetary Gear Shafts
Ring Gear
Differential Thrust Plate
Differential Support Case
Ring Gear Bolt
(See Torque Specifications)
5. Remove planetary gears and planetary gear shafts.
6. Turn assembly over and support on differential
subassmbly dowel pins.
CAUTION: Care must be taken to keep differential
subassembly properly positioned in support case to
prevent damage when removing ring gear.
7. Rotate ring gear to make sure support case is seated
squarely on differential subassembly. Using a soft
hammer, tap each side of ring gear alternatley to
remove from support case half.
8. Lift support case form differential subassembly.
Remove thrust washer from differential subassembly.
9. If either the left
or right differen-
tial support case
bearings are to
be replaced,
remove them
using a suitable
puller.
See
Figure 3.
1. Prior to disassembly, match mark support case
halves for reassembly in the same position.
See
Figure 2.
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2. Remove ring gear bolts. Remove differential
support case from ring gear using pry bars.
NOTE: It is recommended that whenever the ring gear
bolts are removed, they be replaced with a new set.
3. Remove aluminum differential thrust plate.
NOTE: Thrust plate may be retained in support case,
due to oil rentention. It should be removed and cleaned
before reassembly.
4. Remove planetary gear mounting plate. Use
care to
avoid damage to surfaces of plate and planetary
gear shafts.
Ring Gear and Support Case Disassembly Complete
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Differential Bearing Cone
Differential Gear Thrust Washer