Front Case And Rear Case: Disassembly

Remove drain plug and filler plug.
Remove harness brackets.
Remove main shaft oil seal from front case.
CAUTION:
Never damage the front case and main shaft.
Remove front oil seal from front case.
CAUTION:
Never damage the front case and front drive shaft.
Remove self-lock nut.
Put a matching mark (A) on the end of main shaft. The mark should be in line with the mark (B) on the companion flange.

Fig 1: Identifying Matching Mark On End Of Main Shaft And Companion Flange
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CAUTION:
For the matching mark, use paint. Never damage main shaft.
Remove companion flange with a puller (A) (commercial service tool).

Fig 2: Removing Companion Flange Using Puller
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CAUTION:
Never damage the companion flange.
Remove rear oil seal from rear case with the puller (A) [SST: KV381054S0 (J-34286)].

Fig 3: Removing Rear Oil Seal Using Puller
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CAUTION:
Never damage the rear case.
Remove spacer from main shaft.

Remove front case and rear case fixing bolts, then remove harness bracket.

Fig 4: Identifying Front Case And Rear Case Fixing Bolts

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Bolts symbol	Quantity
A	14
T (TORX bolt)	1

* : With harness bracket.

Remove front case (1) from rear case by levering it up with a suitable tool.

Fig 5: Removing Front Case From Rear Case Using Tool
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CAUTION:
Never damage the mating surface.
Remove snap ring (1) from front case.

Fig 6: Identifying Front Case Snap Ring
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CAUTION:
Never damage front case.
Remove main shaft bearing from front case.
CAUTION:
Never use tools. Always remove by hand.
Remove snap ring (1) from main shaft.

Fig 7: Identifying Main Shaft Snap Ring
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CAUTION:
Never damage main shaft.
Remove spacer (1) and steel ball (2) from main shaft.

Fig 8: Identifying Main Shaft Spacer And Steel Ball
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CAUTION:
Be careful not to drop the steel ball.
Remove Oil pump from main shaft.
Remove drive chain and front drive shaft.
CAUTION:
Never use tools. Always remove by hand.
Remove transfer fluid temperature sensor bolt from rear case. And then, remove transfer fluid temperature sensor (1).

Fig 9: Identifying Transfer Fluid Temperature Sensor
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Remove oil cover bolts from rear case. And then, remove oil cover (1).

Fig 10: Identifying Oil Cover
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Remove retainer from AWD solenoid harness connector.
Remove AWD solenoid harness connector from rear case.
Remove O-ring from AWD solenoid harness connector.
Remove main shaft assembly from rear case with the drift (A) [SST: ST33052000 (-)].

Fig 11: Removing Main Shaft Assembly From Rear Case Using Drift
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Remove snap ring (1) from rear case.

Fig 12: Identifying Snap Ring
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Remove rear bearing from rear case.
CAUTION:
Never use tools. Always remove by hand.
Remove baffle plate (1) from rear case.

Fig 13: Identifying Rear Case Baffle Plate
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Remove breather tube from rear case.
Remove breather tube from front case.
Perform inspection after disassembly. Refer to INSPECTION .