Planetary Assembly: Disassembly

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Ford Focus. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Inspect the planet internal bearing for damage.

Fig 1: Inspecting Planet Internal Bearing For Damage
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Remove the snap ring.

Fig 2: Removing Snap Ring
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Remove the rear planet assembly.

Fig 3: Removing Rear Planet Assembly
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Remove the thrust bearing.

Fig 4: Removing Thrust Bearing
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Remove the forward planet sun gear.

Fig 5: Removing Forward Planet Sun Gear
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Remove the thrust bearing.

Fig 6: Removing Thrust Bearing]
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Remove the forward planet assembly.

Fig 7: Removing Forward Planet Assembly
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Inspect the low and reverse ring gear.

Fig 8: Inspecting Low And Reverse Ring Gear
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Remove the top retainer of the one-way clutch.

Fig 9: Removing Top Retainer Of One-Way Clutch
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Remove the top one-way clutch ring.

Fig 10: Removing Top One-Way Clutch Ring]
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Remove the low one-way clutch assembly.

Fig 11: Removing Low One-Way Clutch Assembly
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Remove the lower one-way ring.

Fig 12: Removing Lower One-Way Ring
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