Jeep 1997 Grand Cherokee Service Manual page 131

SPECIAL TOOL C-6960–3 DRIFT
DIFFERENTIAL CASE SIDE GEAR
PINION MATE SHAFT LOWER SIDE GEAR
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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
Fig. 60 Mate Shaft Removal
Fig. 61 Step Plate Tool Installation
(8) Position a small screw driver in slot of
Threaded Adapter C-6960-1 (Fig. 62) to prevent
adapter from turning.
(9) Tighten forcing screw tool 122 N·m (90 ft. lbs.)
maximum to compress Belleville springs in clutch
packs (Fig. 63).
(10) Using an appropriate size feeler gauge,
remove thrust washers from behind the pinion gears
(Fig. 64).
(11) Insert Turning Bar C-6960-2 in case (Fig. 65).
(12) Loosen the Forcing Screw C-6960-4 in small
increments until the clutch pack tension is relieved
and the differential case can be turned using Turning
Bar C-6960-2.
(13) Rotate differential case until the pinion gears
can be removed.
SCREWDRIVER
SLOT IN ADAPTER
TORQUE WRENCH SOCKET DIFFERENTIAL CASE TOOL
DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVELINE
Fig. 62 Threaded Adapter Installation
Fig. 63 Tighten Belleville Spring CompressorTool
(14) Remove pinion gears from differential case.
(15) Remove Forcing Screw C-6960-4, Step Plate
C-6960-3, and Threaded Adapter C-6960-1.
(16) Remove top side gear, clutch pack retainer,
and clutch pack. Keep plates in correct order during
removal (Fig. 66).
(17) Remove differential case from Side Gear Hold-
ing Tool 6965. Remove side gear, clutch pack retainer,
and clutch pack. Keep plates in correct order during
removal.
ASSEMBLY
NOTE: The clutch discs are replaceable as com-
plete sets only. If one clutch disc pack is damaged,
both packs must be replaced.
ASSEM- BLED
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