RemovingtheBevelGearCaseandAxleCase(4-WheelDriveAxle)(continued)
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Figure259
1.Knucklepin7.Axlecasecover
13.Spacer
2.O-ring
8.Mountingscrews14.Upperbevelgear
3.Bevelgearcase9.Lowerbearing
15.Collar
4.Shaftseal(2each)
10.Lowerbevelgear16.Upperbearing
5.Axlecase
11.Bevelgearshaft
6.O-ring
12.Thrustwasher
5.Removetheknucklepinmountingscrewsandknucklepin.Removeand
discardtheO-ring(Figure259).
6.Holdthebevelgearcase,lightlytaptheupperendofthebevelgearshaftout
oftheupperbearingandupperbevelgear.
7.Pullthebevelgearcasefromtheaxlecaseandremovetheupperbevel
gear,collar,spacer,andthrustwasherfromthegearcase.
8.Removetheaxlecasecoverscrews,cover,andO-ringfromtheaxlecase.
9.Removetheplugandsealingwasher(notshown)fromthecenteroftheaxle
casecover.Holdtheaxlecasecover,lightlytapthelowerendofthebevel
gearshaftoutofthelowerbearingandlowerbevelgear.
10.Removeanddiscardthebevelgearshaftsealsfromthebevelgearcase
andaxlecase(Figure259).
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