Differential
Removal
In this manual: Differential
16steps
~96min
4/5difficulty
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- Drain differential oil
- Remove rear wheel
- Remove tailpipe assembly
- Remove the tailpipe (see page ex-2).
- Remove center exhaust pipe assembly
- Remove the center pipe (see page ex-2).
- Remove propeller with center bearing shaft assembly (see page pr-3)
- Remove rear suspension member brace lh
- Remove the 2 bolts and brace from the suspension member.

- Remove rear suspension member brace r
h
Use the same procedures described for the lh side.
- Remove rear differential carrier subassembly

- Disconnect the harness clamp.
- Remove the breather tube.
- Disconnect the connector.

- Support the rear differential carrier with a transmission jack or equivalent.
- Fix the nuts in place and remove bolt a, bolt b and bolt c.
Do not loosen the nuts. Loosen the bolts.

- Slowly lower the jack and then tilt the rear differential carrier.

- Set the tip of the tire lever to the position on the rear drive shaft inboard joint shown in the illustration.
Do not scratch the rear drive shaft dust cover.
- Remove rear differential no. 1 And no. 2 Support

- Remove the 4 bolts and differential no. 1 And no. 2 Supports from the differential carrier.
- Remove rear differential support

- Remove the 4 bolts and differential support from the differential carrier.
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