Final Drive Assembly: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Cadillac Seville and 2003 Cadillac DeVille. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Remove differential carrier. See DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER . Push on the output shaft in order to expose the left side differential gear snap ring. Remove the left side differential gear to output shaft snap ring (56). See Figure . Remove the differential side gear (118) and thrust washer (117). Remove the final drive carrier (100) and the thrust bearing. See Figure . Remove the final drive sun gear (121).