Dodge ram truck 3500 1996 Service Manual page 1406

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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
REAR
HOUSING J9421-52
Fig. 39 Rear Housing Components—2WD
REAR ADAPTER
HOUSING REMOVAL—4WD
(1) A tool is required to remove the rear seal from
the adapter housing. Use either a dent puller, or fab­
ricate a remover tool from 5/16 x 1-1/2 in. long lag
screw and appropriate size hex nut. Use hex nut that
will fit on a slide hammer. Tack weld, braze or silver
solder nut to lag screw (Fig. 40).
(2) Install fabricated seal remover tool on slide
hammer shaft (Fig. 40).
SIDE
SHAFT
AfflOWif
SOE
NUT
5 / 1 6 x 1 V 2 in.
/
WBDMIAZE
NUT TO
J942M99
Fig. 40 Rear Seal Remover Tool—4WD
(3) Locate dimples in face of rear seal (Fig. 41).
Fabricated seal remover tool will be threaded into
one of these dimples.
(4) Thread fabricated seal remover tool into one of
the dimples i n the seal face (Fig. 42).
LOCATION
OF
DIMPLES
J942M97
Fig. 41 Location Of Dimples In Seal Face—4 WD
FABRICATED
SEAL
REMOVER
TOOL
S U D E HAMMER
J942M98
Fig. 42 Remover Tool Threaded Into Seal—4 WD
(5) Remove rear seal with slide hammer. Seal
should only require 2-3 light bumps with slide ham­
mer to remove i t (Fig. 43).
SUDE
HAMMER
REMOVER
TOOL
REAR
SEAL
J9421-200
Fig. 43 Rear Seal Removal—4WD