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Illustration 14
Illustration 15
WARNING: DO NOT allow differential to be supported only by the
right/passenger side axle tube mount. DO NOT allow any twisting or side
loading of the right/passenger side axle tube mount. Damage to the
differential axle tube can result without the damage being visible to you,
resulting in loss of vehicle control and an accident.
6)
Support the front differential assembly with a jack.
7)
Remove the differential housing aft mounting bolts.
See Illustration 14.
8)
Remove the passenger side axle tube mounting bolts
and axle dampener (if equipped). See Illustration 15.
9)
Remove the differential housing driver side forward
mount bolts. Carefully lower the differential assembly. See
Illustration 16.
CAUTION: Take care not to damage CV boot.
10)
To provide clearance for the differential, cut off the
driver side cross member frame bracket at the center of the
outer cross member mounting hole. See Illustration 17. File
sharp edges and paint exposed metal.
WARNING: Do not use a flame cutter or torch to remove bracket.
You could warp, weaken or damage the bracket without the damage
being visible to you, resulting in loss of vehicle control and an accident.
WARNING: Failure to follow differential drop bracket installation and
torque sequence can result in damage to the differential axle tube!
11)
Loosely install aft diff drop bracket RS176653 on
differential housing using M12-1.75X35 bolts from kit
RS860707. See Illustration 18.
12)
Using the OE hardware, loosely attach driver side
forward drop brackets RS176240 (left half) and RS176651
(right half) to the OE frame mount. See Illustration 19 and
Illustration 20.
13)
With the help of an assistant raise the differential up
and loosely attach differential’s driver side forward mount
to differential drop brackets RS176240 and RS176651 using
hardware for kit RS86020. See Illustration 20 and
Illustration 21.
Illustration 16
Illustration 17
Illustration 18
RS176653
Hardware from RS860707
Cut Line
Cut Line
Remove
Dampener
Plug
Mounting Bolts
Aft Mount
Forward Mount
Forward Mount
