Disassembly And Assembly Of Subassemblies: Differential: Assembly

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Clean the components with a suitable solvent and use compressed air to dry all parts. Perform the following before assembly:
- Check for damaged or worn gears and washers.
- Inspect the speedometer drive gear for damage or wear.
Install the speedometer drive gear.

Fig 1: Installing Speedometer Drive Gear
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Use (A) Driver Handle or a press, along with (B) Bearing Cone Replacer to install a new (C) differential bearing (speedometer drive gear end).

Fig 2: Installing Differential Bearing (Speedometer Drive Gear End)
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Use (A) Driver Handle or a press, along with (B) Bearing Cone Replacer to install a new (C) differential bearing (ring gear end).

Fig 3: Installing Differential Bearing (Ring Gear End)
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Install the differential side gear thrust washers, differential pinion thrust washers, differential pinion gears, and the differential side gears.
- Rotate the gears to align the differential gears with the pinion shaft hole.
Fig 4: Aligning Differential Gears With Pinion Shaft Hole
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Install the differential pinion shaft.

Fig 5: Installing Differential Pinion Shaft
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Install the differential pinion shaft lock pin. Stake the differential pinion shaft lock pin to prevent it from coming out of the differential case.

Fig 6: Installing Differential Pinion Shaft Lock Pin
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