Disassembly

1. Remove rear cover and scribe alignment marks between side bearing caps and carrier, then remove side bearing caps, side bearing adjuster, if equipped, and differential case.
2. Using suitable tools, remove drive pinion nut, companion flange and drive pinion.
3. Pry out oil seal, being careful not to scratch seal bore, then remove front pinion bearing inner race.
4. Drive out pinion bearing outer race.
5. Remove collapsible spacer and washer from drive pinion, as required.
6. Press out rear bearing inner race.

DIFFERENTIAL CASE

1. Using suitable tool, remove side bearing inner race.
2. Remove ring gear.
3. On models with 2 pinion type differential, proceed as follows:
a. Drive out pinion mate shaft lock pin from ring gear side.
b. Remove pinion mate shaft, pinion mate gears, side gears and thrust washers, marking gears and thrust washers so that they can be installed in original position.
4. On models with 4 pinion type differential, proceed as follows:
a. Scribe alignment marks on both LH and RH differential case, then separate LH and RH cases.
b. Remove side thrust washers, side gear, thrust block if equipped, pinion mate thrust washer, pinion mate gear and pinion mate shaft.