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For ZexGX Here is a small writeup I did with the pics I found in my computer. It's an 8.8 but It might help you if you decide to do it with some friends.
Pull axles out and then pull axle bearings out with slide hammer
Drive new bearings in and new seals
Remove carrier but mark the caps to original location first, Remember what side the shims came from unless you need your backlash adjusted.
I suggest removing the ring gear and checking for run-out before removing carrier bearings.
Remove carrier's bearings and press new ones in
Remove pinion and use a bearing splitter to remove bearing, Discard crush sleeve but try not to damage the pinion depth shim you will reuse it with the new bearing. Press new pinion bearing in.
Remove bearing's race from the housing
Install new races for pinion bearings in housing
Install rear pinion bearing and oil slinger.
Then new seal
Install new crush sleeve on pinion and a new pinion nut. Slowly torque to crush the sleeve until you feel some drag on the pinion bearing. Check bearing per-load with inch pound dial type torque wrench and crush the sleeve till it meets specs.
Reinstall carrier and reinstall the shims to original location unless you need to adjust the backlash to specs then add and subtract shims depending on needs. Torque caps to spec, Reinstall axles and you know the rest.
Pull axles out and then pull axle bearings out with slide hammer
Drive new bearings in and new seals
Remove carrier but mark the caps to original location first, Remember what side the shims came from unless you need your backlash adjusted.
I suggest removing the ring gear and checking for run-out before removing carrier bearings.
Remove carrier's bearings and press new ones in
Remove pinion and use a bearing splitter to remove bearing, Discard crush sleeve but try not to damage the pinion depth shim you will reuse it with the new bearing. Press new pinion bearing in.
Remove bearing's race from the housing
Install new races for pinion bearings in housing
Install rear pinion bearing and oil slinger.
Then new seal
Install new crush sleeve on pinion and a new pinion nut. Slowly torque to crush the sleeve until you feel some drag on the pinion bearing. Check bearing per-load with inch pound dial type torque wrench and crush the sleeve till it meets specs.
Reinstall carrier and reinstall the shims to original location unless you need to adjust the backlash to specs then add and subtract shims depending on needs. Torque caps to spec, Reinstall axles and you know the rest.
Here's Keliente's link. Between the both of these, you should know whether you want to try it or not.
http://www.keliente.com/gears.htm
http://www.keliente.com/gears.htm
Here's Keliente's link. Between the both of these, you should know whether you want to try it or not.
http://www.keliente.com/gears.htm
http://www.keliente.com/gears.htm
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Looked relatively easy until I got to the "I suggest removing the ring gear and checking for run-out before removing carrier bearings." part.
... like I said, I want somebody else to do it. lol.
... like I said, I want somebody else to do it. lol.
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I think you should do it, because it's easy and saves you money on labor. It's not worth paying labor for a 10 bolt.
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And it can be done with floor jacks just as easy. I only had the rear out because I bought a housing and built it before I installed it.
Here is the hard parts
Here is the hard parts
Last edited by XpEdItIoUs; Nov 11, 2011 at 09:06 PM.
