RemovingtheDifferentialShaft(4-WheelDriveAxle)(continued)
5.Inspectallgears,shafts,bearings,andcasesfordamageandwear.Replace
thecomponentsasnecessary.
InstallingtheDifferentialShaft(4-WheelDriveAxle)
1.Pressthebearingsontothedifferentialshaft.Placecorrectcombinationof
bearingshimsintheaxlesupportanddrivethedifferentialshaftandbearing
assemblyintotheaxlesupport.
2.Installthebevelgearandretainingring.
3.CoatnewO-ringwithgrease.Alignthedifferentialshaftsplineswiththe
differentialgearassemblyandslidethedifferentialshaftassemblyontothe
axlesupport.
4.Installthebevelgearcase/axlecaseassembly;refertoBevelGearCaseand
AxleCase(4-WheelDriveAxle)(page8–49).
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