Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual page 134

3 - 84 8 1/4 AND 9 1/4 AXLE
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
Fig. 48 Threaded Adapter Installation
1 – SOCKET
2 – SLOT IN ADAPTER
3 – SCREWDRIVER
4 – DISC 8140–2
5 – THREADED ROD C-6960–4
6 – THREADED ADAPTER DISC 8140–1
Fig. 49 Tighten Belleville Spring Compressor Tool
1 – TORQUE WRENCH
2 – TOOL ASSEMBLED
3 – DIFFERENTIAL CASE
(10) Using an appropriate size feeler gauge,
remove thrust washers from behind the pinion gears
(Fig. 50).
(11) Insert Turning Bar 6960-2 in case (Fig. 51).
(12) Loosen the Forcing Screw 6960-4 in small
increments until the clutch pack tension is relieved
and the differential case can be turned using Turning
Bar 6960-2.
Fig. 50 Remove Pinion Gear Thrust Washer
1 – THRUST WASHER
2 – FEELER GAUGE
(13) Rotate differential case until the pinion gears
can be removed.
(14) Remove pinion gears from differential case.
Fig. 51 Pinion Gear Removal
1 – PINION GEARS
2 – TOOL
(15) Remove Forcing Screw 6960-4, Step Plate
8140–2, and Threaded Adapter 8140–1.
(16) Remove top side gear, clutch pack retainer,
and clutch pack. Keep plates in correct order during
removal (Fig. 52).
(17) Remove differential case from Side Gear Hold-
ing Tool 8138. Remove side gear, clutch pack retainer,
and clutch pack. Keep plates in correct order during
removal.
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