Drive Pinion Disassemble

^ Tools Required
- J 42108 Pinion Seal Driver





1. Inspect the differential drive pinion gear bearing preload.
2. The ring gear and the differential drive pinion gear may require replacement if the rear axle was operated for an extended period with very loose differential drive pinion gear bearings.
Remove the differential drive pinion flange. Refer to Pinion Oil seal and Flange Replacement.

Important: Support or place a block of wood (3) under the differential drive pinion gear as it is driven from the housing.

3. Use a rubber faced deadblow hammer to drive the pinion gear (1) from the differential housing (2).





4. Remove the differential drive pinion gear bearing spacer (1) from the differential drive pinion gear (2).
5. Remove the differential pinion gear inner bearing from the differential drive pinion gear.