Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 157

3 - 76 FRONT AXLE - 9 1/4 AA
PINION GEAR/RING GEAR (Continued)
(7) Drive ring gear from differential case with a
soft hammer (Fig. 45).
Fig. 45 RING GEAR
1 - DIFFERENTIAL CASE
2 - RING GEAR
3 - HAMMER
(8) Hold pinion flange with Flange Wrench 8979
(Fig. 46) and remove pinion flange nut and washer.
Fig. 46 FLANGE WRENCH
1 - PINION FLANGE
2 - WRENCH
(9) Remove pinion flange from pinion with Pinion
Flange Puller 8992 (Fig. 47).
Fig. 47 PINION FLANGE PULLER
1 - PINION FLANGE
2 - PULLER
(10) Remove pinion gear from housing with Pinion
Driver 8976 and a hammer (Fig. 48).
NOTE: Thread drive on shaft until it bottoms out.
Fig. 48 PINION DRIVER
1 - PINION SHAFT
2 - PINION DRIVER
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