Differential Assembly Installation - Chevrolet 1991 Light Duty Truck Repair Manual

4C4-12 8 1/4 AND 9 1/4-INCH RING GEAR
• Position one pinion gear (56) between the side
gears and rotate the gears until the pinion gear
is directly opposite the opening in the case.
• Place the other pinion gear (56) between the
side gears, making sure the hole in both pinion
gears line up.
3. Thrust washers (55).
• Rotate the pinion gears toward the opening just
enough to permit the sliding in of the thrust wash­
ers.
4. Shaft (52) and pin (36) (K1, 2 models) or bolt (24)
(K3 models).
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Figure -Installing the D ifferential Side Bearing
5. Ring gear (37) onto the differential case (35).
NOTICE: See "NOTICE" on page 4C4-1 of this
section.
6. Bolts (34). The bolts have left hand threads.
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• Always install new bolts. Never reuse the old
bolts.
Tighten
• Bolts (34) alternating in progressive steps to
120 N.m (88 ft. lbs.).
7. Side bearings (33), using J 22761 (K1, 2 models)
or J 29710 (K3 models) and J 8092 (figure 25).
DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY
INSTALLATION
Install or Connect (Figures 1 through
through 29)
Tools Required:
J 36612 Bearing Installer (K1, 2 Models)
J 36613 Bearing Installer (K3 Models)
J 8092 Driver Handle
J 36599 Sleeve Adjusting Wrench
J 36615 Adjuster Plug Wrench (K3 Models)
J 36603 Side Bearing Cup Installer
1. Bearings (30) to the sleeves (32) and/or adjuster
plug (61) (K3 models). Use J 8092 and J 36612
(K1, 2 models) or J 36613 (K3 models) (figure 26).
2. New O-ring (62) to the adjuster plug (61) (K3 mod­
els).
3. Sleeves (32) and/or adjuster plug (61) to the carrier
case (29).
• K1, 2 models: Use J 36599 (figure 27).
• K3 models: Use J 36599 for the right sleeve
(figure 27). Use J 36615 for the adjuster plug
(figure 28).
J 8092
J 22761 (K15-25)
J 29710 (K35)
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and 26