Rough Country 288.20 - Manual (Page 3)

9. Mark location of alignment cams on upper control arms to allow for reinstallation. Using a 21mm wrench and 21mm
socket, remove the upper control arms from the vehicle.
See Photo 6. Retain the hardware for reuse
10. Using a 11mm wrench, remove the drive shaft bolts.
See Photo 7. Retain hardware for reuse.
11. Place a floor jack under the differential assembly to provide
support for following steps.
12. Using a 15mm wrench, remove the 6 axle shaft bolts and se-
cure axle shafts out of the way.
See Photo 8. Repeat on op-
posite side. Retain the factory hardware for reuse. Unplug the
electrical connector on differential as shown in
Photo 9 and
unplug the diff vent hose
. Photo 10.
13. Using a 18mm socket remove the 4 differential bolts (2 each
side) securing the differential to the frame.
See Photo 8.
14. Slowly lower differential assembly to the ground.
15. Using a hand grinder. Grind away marked portion of the cool-
ing fin as shown in
Photo 11 and Photo 12. Grind until flush
with casing.
Photo 6 Photo 7
Photo 8
Electrical Plug
Photo 11 Photo 12
Photo 9 Photo 10
Diff Vent Hose
DIFF BOLT
CV SHAFT BOLT