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Low Gear - Differential



Low Gear - Differential

Service repair No - 41.20.62

Disassembly
1. Remove differential.
2. Secure differential in a soft jawed vice.





3. Release staking from bearing retaining nut.
4. Using tool LRT-41-007 remove and discard bearing retaining nut.





5. Position tool LRT-99-002. to a vice.
6. Position tool LRT-41-001 around rear differential bearing, position differential to tool LRT-99-002 and press off bearing.





7. Remove high range gear and bush.
8. Make suitable alignment marks between high/low selector sleeve and hub, remove selector sleeve.





9. Using a suitable press and thrust button LRT-41-001 remove high/low hub and low range gear.

Reassembly
1. Clean differential components.
2. Lubricate components with gearbox oil.
3. Fit differential in soft jawed vice, and fit low range gear with dog teeth facing uppermost.
4. Fit high/low hub ensuring that machined groove on hub teeth faces towards low range gear.
5. Fit high/low selector sleeve ensuring that alignment marks on hub and sleeve are together.
6. Fit bush to high range gear ensuring collar is uppermost.
7. Fit high range gear and bush onto shaft.





8. Fit rear bearing using tool LRT-41-008.





9. Fit new bearing retaining nut and using tool LRT-41-007, tighten to 72 Nm (53 lbf.ft).
10. Using a suitable drift, stake collar of nut into differential shaft recess.
11. Fit high/low selector shaft detent ball and spring.
12. Apply Loctite 290 sealant to threads of detent plug.
13. Fit and tighten plug, then loosen 2 complete turns.
14. Fit differential.