Dodge dakota 2002 Service Manual page 223

3 - 150 REAR AXLE - 11 1/2 AA
PINION GEAR/RING GEAR/TONE RING (Continued)
(9) Remove pinion flange from pinion with Pinion
Flange Puller 8992 (Fig. 52).
Fig. 52 PINION FLANGE PULLER
1 - PINION FLANGE
2 - PULLER
(10) Remove pinion gear from housing with Pinion
Driver 8977 and a hammer (Fig. 53).
NOTE: Thread the driver on the pinion shaft till it
bottoms out.
Fig. 53 PINION DRIVER
1 - PINION SHAFT
2 - PINION DRIVER
(11) Remove pinion seal with a slide hammer or
pry bar.
(12) Remove front pinion bearing and discard bear-
ing.
CAUTION: Do not reuse front pinion bearing/cup.
(13) Remove collapsible spacer from the pinion
shaft.
(14) Remove rear pinion bearing with Bearing
Splitter 1130 and a press (Fig. 54).
Fig. 54 BEARING SPLITTER
1 - PINION BEARING
2 - SPLITTER
(15) Remove pinion depth shim from the pinion
gear shaft and record thickness of the shims.
(16) Remove front pinion bearing cup from the
housing with a punch and hammer, and discard cup.
CAUTION: Do not reuse front pinion bearing/cup.
(17) Remove rear pinion bearing cup from the
housing with a punch and hammer, if bearing is
going to be replaced.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install new front pinion bearing cup (Fig. 55)
with Installer 8960 and Handle C-4171.
Fig. 55 FRONT PINION BEARING CUP
1 - INSTALLER
2 - HANDLE
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