Front Bearing Cup Removal; Rear Bearing Cup Removal; Collapsible Spacer; Inner Bearing Removal - Jeep Wrangler 1997 Manual

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

Remove oil slinger and front bearing from axle

(9) Remove the outer pinion baring cup and seal

with Remover D-147 and Handle

C-4171 (Fig. 29) .

Fig. 29 Front Bearing C

(10) Remove the inner bearing up from axle hous-

ing (Fig. 30) . Use Remover

-149 and Handle

(11) Remove the depth shims and oil baffle from

inner pinion bearing cup bore in axle housing. Record

the thickness of the depth shims and baffel .

Fig. 30 Rear Bearing Cup Removal

(12) Remove the collapsible preload spacer from

pinion gear (Fig. 31) .

(13) Remove the inner bearing from the pinion

with Puller/Press C-293PA and Adapter C-293-39

from Puller/Press set C-293-M . (Fig. 32) .

Place 3 adapter blocks so they do not damage

the bearing cage.

DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVELINE

Fig. 31 Collapsible Spacer

Fig. 32 Inner Bearing Removal

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