Jeep 1997 Grand Cherokee Service Manual page 168

THRUST WASHER
PINION GEARS FEELER GAUGE
3 - 110 DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVELINE
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
Fig. 61 Remove Pinion Gear Thrust Washer
Fig. 62 Pinion Gear Removal
(4) Position the differential case on Side Gear
Holding Tool 6963-A.
(5) Install lubricated Step Plate C–4487–1 on side
gear (Fig. 66).
(6) Install the upper side gear and clutch disc pack
(Fig. 66).
(7) Hold assembly in position. Insert Threaded
Adapter C–4487–3 into top side gear.
(8) Insert Forcing Screw C–4487–2.
(9) Tighten forcing screw tool to slightly compress
clutch discs.
(10) Place pinion gears in position in side gears
and verify that the pinion mate shaft hole is aligned.
(11) Rotate case with Turning Bar C–4487–4 until
the pinion mate shaft holes in pinion gears align
with holes in case. It may be necessary to slightly
SPECIAL TOOL
TOOL DIFFERENTIAL CASE
Fig. 63 Side Gear & Clutch Disc Removal
tighten the forcing screw in order to install the pin-
ion gears.
(12) Tighten forcing screw to 122 N·m (90 ft. lbs.)
to compress the Belleville springs.
(13) Lubricate and install thrust washers behind
pinion gears and align washers with a small screw
driver. Insert mate shaft into each pinion gear to ver-
ify alignment.
(14) Remove forcing screw, threaded adapter, and
step plate.
C-4487–1
CLUTCH PACK RETAINER
Fig. 64 Clutch Disc Pack
SIDE GEAR RETAINER
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