Rear Retainer and Oil Pump Removal
1. Remove the speedometer adapter.2. Spread band clamp which holds output shaft boot to slinger with a suitable awl, or equivalent.
3. Remove output shaft boot from slinger and output shaft.
4. Using Puller MD-998056-A, or equivalent, remove rear slinger.
5. Remove slinger stop spacer and snap-ring from output shaft.
6. Use a suitable pry tool, or a slide hammer mounted screw, to remove the seal from the rear retainer.
7. Remove the rear output bearing I.D. retaining ring.
8. Remove the bolts holding the rear retainer to the rear case half.
9. Tap rear retainer with rawhide or rubber mallet to loosen sealer bead.
10. Remove rear retainer from rear case half.
11. Remove snap-ring holding oil pump in position on output shaft.
12. Disengage oil pickup tube from oil pump and remove oil pump assembly. Remove oil pump by tilting the edge of the oil pump from under the edge of the rear case half and sliding the pump.
13. Remove pick-up tube O-ring from oil pump, if necessary. Do not disassemble the oil pump, it is not serviceable.