LEFT HAND NON-RATCHETING
Page 6B-26 90-883728 JULY 2001
Pinion Gear and Driveshaft
REMOVAL
1. Remove bearing retainer using Bearing Retainer Tool (91-43506).
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a-Bearing Retainer
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2. Place Driveshaft Holding Tool (91-34377A1) over driveshaft splines.
3. Use a socket and flex handle to hold pinion nut. (Pad area of gear housing, where flex
handle will make contact, to prevent damage to gear housing.)
4. Use a socket and flex handle on Driveshaft Holding Tool to loosen pinion nut. Remove
pinion nut and Driveshaft Holding Tool.
5. Remove gear housing from vise and re-position it as shown. Be sure to use soft jaw
vise covers and clamp as close as possible to water pump studs.
6. Place a block of wood on gear housing mating surface. Use a mallet and carefully tap
gear housing away from driveshaft.
CAUTION
DO NOT strike gear housing hard with the mallet or allow gear housing to fall.
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b-Soft Jaw Vise Covers
7. Reach into gear housing and remove pinion gear.