PLATE AS 8W6538 - Caterpillar

Disassembly Procedure
Table 1
Required Tools
Tool Part Number Part Description Qty
A 1U-6689 Socket 1
B 1H-3110 Bearing Puller Assembly 1 Start By:
Remove the differential and the bevel gear. Refer to Disassembly and Assembly, "Differential and Bevel Gear - Remove". Note: The same disassembly procedure is used for the front differential pinion and for the rear differential pinion.
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Remove bolts (1) and the washers. Remove retainer (2).
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Remove lip seal (3) from retainer (2).
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Use a suitable hammer and a punch in order to bend the crimp away from slot (5) in pinion shaft (4). Note: Nut (6) may be reused if the collar is not cracked during removal or during restaking.
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Use Tooling (A) in order to remove nut (6) from the pinion shaft.
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Remove washer (7) from the pinion shaft.
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Put the pinion housing in a suitable press, as shown. Remove pinion shaft (4) from the pinion housing by pressing the shaft out of bearing cone (8).
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Use a suitable press and Tooling (B) in order to remove bearing cone (9) from pinion shaft (4).
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Remove bearing cone (8) from the pinion housing.
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Remove bearing cup (10) from the pinion housing.
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Remove bearing cup (11) and O-ring seal (12) from the opposite end of the pinion housing.