Differential Assembly: Service and Repair

1. Raise and support vehicle.
2. Remove right and left inner halfshaft attaching bolts.
3. Support inner halfshaft with suitable wire or equivalent. Do not allow halfshafts to hang unsupported.
4. Remove rear side propeller shaft attaching bolts.
5. Using suitable jack stand, support propeller shaft. Do not allow propeller shaft to hang unsupported.
6. Remove viscous coupling attaching nut, then slide viscous coupling from rear drive line assembly.
7. Disconnect vacuum lines and electrical connectors from assembly.
8. Using suitable jack stand, support rear drive line assembly. Secure assembly to jack stand.
9. Remove drive line assembly rear attaching bolts, then remove front attaching bolts.
10. Partially lower rear drive assembly, then disconnect remote solenoid and carrier vents.
11. Remove rear drive line assembly.
12. Reverse to install. Tighten front and rear drive line module bolts, propeller shaft bolts, viscous clutch assembly nut and inner halfshaft to differential carrier bolts to specifications.