Specifications
11
Removal and Disassembly
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
Hazard Alert Messages
Read and observe all Warning and Caution
hazard alert messages in this publication. They
provide information that can help prevent seri-
ouspersonalinjury,damagetocomponents,or
both.
WARNING
To prevent serious eye injury, always wear
safe eye protection when you perform vehicle
maintenance or service.
Use a brass or synthetic mallet for assembly
and disassembly procedures. Do not hit steel
parts with a steel hammer. Pieces of a part can
breakoff.Seriouspersonalinjuryanddamage
to components can result.
Observe all warnings and cautions provided
by the press manufacturer to avoid damage to
componentsandseriouspersonalinjury.
Axle Shafts from the Axle Housing
WARNING
Park the vehicle on a level surface. Block the
wheels to prevent the vehicle from moving.
Support the vehicle with safety stands. Do not
workunderavehiclesupportedonlybyjacks.
Jacks can slip or fall over. Serious personal
injuryanddamagetocomponentscanresult.
1. Park the vehicle on a level surface. Block the
wheels to prevent the vehicle from moving.
Set the parking brake.
2.Useajacktoraisethevehiclesothatthewheels
to be serviced are off the ground. Support the
vehicle with safety stands.
3. Remove the oil drain plug from the bottom
of the axle housing. Drain the axle lubricant
from the housing assembly.
4.Foraxleswithanoilpump,removetheoill-
ter shield from the input bearing cage.
5.Use a lterstrap wrench to remove the oil
lter.Becarefulthattheoilinsidedoesnot
spillwhenremovingthelter.Discardthel-
ter. Figur 3.1.
6.Inspect the oil lter adapter threads. If the
adapter threads are damaged: Remove and
replacetheoillteradapter
7. On an axle with a driver-controlled main dif-
ferential lock, shift the lock into and hold the
lock in the locked or engaged position. The
locked position provides enough clearance
between the shift collar and the axle housing
for differential removal. Refer to Section 6.
An alternate method to obtain clearance is to re-
move the cover of the air shift unit from the dif-
ferential. Remove the piston. Remove the shift
shaft and spring from the fork. The fork and the
clutch collar will fall into the differential can be
removed. Remove the fork and the clutch collar
after the differential is removed.
Figure 3.1
OIL FILTER ADAPTER
OIL FILTER