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Section 5
Assembly
WARNING
To prevent serious eye injury, always wear safe
eye protection when you perform vehicle
maintenance or service.
Assembly
Assemble the Drive Pinion, Bearings and
Bearing Cage
1.
Check that the cup seatings are clean and free
of burrs.
2.
Install the new bearing cups (front and back)
using an appropriate tool or a press.
Figure 5.1
.
3.
Make sure that during the assembly, material
is not being scraped off the drive pinion
bearing cage.
4.
Make sure that the cups are correctly seated in
their respective places.
Figure 5.1
.
WARNING
Observe all warnings and cautions provided
by the tool manufacturer to avoid serious
personal injury and damage to components.
5.
Install a new rear bearing cone making sure
that it is perfectly seated on the head of the
pinion by using appropriate tools or a press.
Figure 5.2
.
6.
Install a new bearing on the drive pinion using
appropriate tools or a press.
Figure 5.3
.
CAUTION
Make sure that the cone is correctly seated on the
pinion. For installation use an adequate driver
that pushes only on the inner race of the bearing
to prevent damage to components.
230 and 240 Differentials
The drive pinion for the 230 and 240 differentials
may require an optional method of installation.
Figure 5.4
.
Figure 5.1
Figure 5.2
Figure 5.3
Figure 5.4
SNAP
RING
THRUST
RING