DifferentialGearAssembly(4-WheelDriveAxle)
Thefollowingproceduresassumethe4-wheeldriverearaxleassemblyhas
beenremovedfromthemachine.
RemovingtheDifferentialGearAssembly(4-WheelDriveAxle)
1.Removethebevelgearcase/axlecaseassemblies;refertoBevelGearCase
andAxleCase(4-WheelDriveAxle)(page8–49).
IMPORTANT
Donotinterchangetherightandleftdifferentialshaftsassemblies.
2.Forassemblypurposes,markthedifferentialshaftassemblies.Pullthe
differentialshaftassembliesfromtheaxlesupport.
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Figure275
1.Casescrew4.O-ring7.Axlesupport(left)
2.O-ring
5.Piniongearassembly
3.Differentialgearassembly6.Axlesupport(right)
3.Removetheinputshaft/piniongearassembly,shims,andO-ringfromthe
axlesupport(Figure275).
4.Removetheaxlesupportcasescrews.Separatetheaxlesupporthalves
andremovetheO-ring.
5.Removethedifferentialgearassembly,bearings,andadjustingshimsfrom
theaxlecase.
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