Isuzu 1999 RODEO Workshop Manual page 248

8. Remove ring gear from the differential.
f Drive the ring gear off with a brass drift if necessary.
f Check drive pinion bearing preload.
f Check the pinion assembly for looseness by
moving it back and forth. (Looseness indicates
excessive bearing wear.)
9. Remove pinion flange nut and washer.
f Use flange holder J–8614–01 to hold the pinion
flange.
10. Remove pinion flange.
f Use flange holder J–8614–01 to remove the pinion
flange.
11. Remove pinion from the axle housing.
f Thread the pinion nut halfway onto the pinion.
f Drive the pinion out of the housing with a hammer
and a soft drift.
f Remove the nut and then remove the pinion.
12. Remove collapsible spacer(1).
13. Remove outer seal, outer oil slinger and outer pinion
bearing.
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14. Remove inner bearing, inner oil slinger and shim from
the pinion.
f Press the bearing off the pinion using remover
J–42379.
f Select insert ; 303174 and collet halves ; 44801 in
remover kit J–42379.
f Remove the shim.
15. Remove bearing cups and baffle plate from the axle
housing using a hammer and a punch.
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f Work the cups out of the housing evenly, moving the
punch back and forth between one side of the cup
and the other.
f The baffle plate will be destroyed and should be
replaced with a new one.
16. Remove exciter ring.
f Remove the exciter ring from the differential using a
mallet or a brass hammer if it is required.
DIFFERENTIAL (REAR) 4A2–15
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