MAINTENANCE MANUAL - Meritor

Removal and disassembly1 - CAPSCREWS2 - DIFFERENTIAL CAPFigure 2.81 - FORK BARFigure 2.101 - LOCK PLATE2 - CAPSCREW3 - PINION CAGE1 - Bearing cap2 - ADJUSTING RING4 - FORK LOCKNUTFigure 2.11Figure 2.94. Remove the differential assembly and placeit onto a workbench.5. Remove the differential adjusting ring andBearing cap from integral bearing cap side.Drive pinion cage1. Fasten a Fork bar onto the Fork to hold theFork when you remove the locknut. Figure2.10. See the Section 9 to build a Fork bar.2. Remove the Fork locknut. Figure 2.11. Removethe Fork bar.3. Remove the Fork from the drive pinion.• If the Fork is tight on the drive pinion: Use apuller to remove the Fork.4. Remove the lock plate capscrews and thelock plate. Figure 2.12.5. Use a spanner wrench to unscrew the pinioncage from the carrier.6. Remove the pinion cage and the drive pinionfrom the differential.7. Remove the drive pinion inner Bearing capfrom the differential.MAINTENANCE MANUAL9