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DisassemblingtheFrontAxle(continued)
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Figure225
12.Positionthehousingassemblyonasuitablepress.Placea3mm(1/8inch)
pieceofsteelorascrewdriverbladeundertheedgeofthespurgear.This
willpreventthespurgearfromcockingandpossiblycrackingthehousing
(Figure225).
IMPORTANT
Donotallowthepinionshafttodropontheoorduringremovalas
damagewillresult.
Carefullypressthedrivepinionshaftfromthehousing.Whenthepinionis
closetobeingpressedcompletelyoutofthebearing,reachunderthehousing
andcatchthepinioninyourhandtopreventanydamagetothepinion.
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Figure226
13.Removingthedrivepinionreleasesthespurgear(Figure226).
14.Removetheoilsealfromthehousing.Thenremovethebearingshim,outer
pinionbearingcone,andbearingspacerfromthehousing(Figure224).
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