Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 173

3 - 100 REAR AXLE - 9 1/4
DIFFERENTIAL - TRAC-LOK (Continued)
Fig. 34 Step Plate
1 - LOWER SIDE GEAR
2 - DIFFERENTIAL CASE
3 - STEP PLATE
(7) Position a small screw driver in slot of
Threaded Adapter Disc C-6960-3 (Fig. 35) to prevent
adapter from turning.
(8) Install Forcing Screw C-6960-4 and tighten
screw to 122 N·m (90 ft. lbs.) maximum to compress
Belleville springs in clutch packs (Fig. 36).
(9) With a feeler gauge remove thrust washers
from behind the differential pinion gears (Fig. 37).
(10) Insert Turning Bar C-6960-2 into the pinion
shaft hole in the case (Fig. 38).
(11) Loosen the Forcing Screw in small increments
until the clutch pack tension is relieved and the dif-
ferential case can be turned using Turning Bar.
(12) Rotate differential case until the pinion gears
can be removed.
(13) Remove pinion gears from differential case.
(14) Remove Forcing
Threaded Adapter.
(15) Remove top side gear, clutch pack retainer
and clutch pack. Keep plates in correct order during
removal (Fig. 39).
(16) Remove differential case from the Holding
Fixture. Remove side gear, clutch pack retainer and
clutch pack. Keep plates in correct order during
removal.
Screw, Step Plate
Fig. 35 Threaded Adapter Disc
1 - SOCKET
2 - SLOT IN ADAPTER
3 - SCREWDRIVER
4 - DISC
5 - FORCING SCREW
6 - THREADED ADAPTER DISC
and
Fig. 36 Compress Belleville Spring
1 - TORQUE WRENCH
2 - TOOL ASSEMBLED
3 - DIFFERENTIAL CASE
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