1942 - 1947 Chevrolet Shop Manual



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	reason the oil slinger is removed, it must be replaced with a new one.	Sufficient clearance can be obtained for dropping the propeller shaft by sliding the entire assembly forward on the splines of the propeller shaft. 3. Remove the bolts and lock washers which retain the differential carrier assembly to the axle housing and remove the differential carrier. Disassembly 1. Mount the assembly in a bench vise and remove the ring gear thrust pad. Remove differential adjusting nut locks. Remove the bearing cap bolts and lockwashers. The bearing caps may now be removed. Then remove the differential case and ring gear assembly from the carrier. 2. Remove the bolts from the pinion bearing retainer and oil seal and remove the pinion and shaft assembly from the carrier.

	Fig. 21—Oil Slinger Replacer A special tool is necessary for this purpose because the slinger must be located with relation to the bearings. The oil slinger replacer J-973 is designed so it will pilot on the housing and drive the slinger into proper position so it will mate with the oil slinger in the wheel hub, Fig. 21. MAJOR SERVICE OPERATIONS Differential Carrier Removal To remove the differential carrier or third member from the truck proceed as follows:


	Fig. 22—Removing Rear Universal Joint "U" Bolts 1. Drain lubricant from differential, remove axle housing cover and axle shafts. 2. Split the rear universal joint by removing the two trunnion bearing "U" bolts from the rear yoke as shown in Fig. 22. The bearings can be left on the trunnion and held in place with tape. This will prevent dirt getting into the bearings as well as saving considerable time in reassembly.
		Fig. 23—Removing Rear Pinion Bearing