TUBE AS 2964374 - Caterpillar

Remove thrust washer (36). If necessary, remove dowels (37).
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Remove pinion gear assemblies (38) from spider (39).
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Position pinion assembly (38) onto Tooling (E). Use Tooling (F) in order to remove nut (40). Remove lock (41). Remove bearing cone (42).
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Remove bearing cone (42) and pinion gear (43).
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Remove bearing cups (44).
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Remove spacer (45), bearing cone (46), and retainer (47) from Tooling (E).
Repeat Step 22 through Step 26 for the remaining pinion gear assemblies.
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Use a suitable lifting device in order to position differential housing (48) and ring gear (49) onto suitable blocking. The weight of differential housing (48) and ring gear (49) is approximately 170 kg (375 lb).
Remove bolts (50) and nuts (51). Remove differential housing (48) from ring gear (49).
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Disconnect hose assembly (52). Remove bolts (53). Remove O-ring seal (54).
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Use Tooling (G) and a suitable lifting device in order to remove bearing cage (55). The weight of bearing cage (55) is approximately 49 kg (109 lb).
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Remove bearing cup (56). Remove lip seal (57). Remove O-ring seal (58).
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Remove shims (59).
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Use Tooling (H) and a suitable lifting device in order to remove pinion gear (60), bearing cone (61), and bearing cone (62). The weight of pinion gear (60), bearing cone (61), and bearing cone (62) is approximately 77 kg (170 lb).
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Use Tooling (C) and Tooling (D) in order to remove bearing cone (61).
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Use Tooling (C) and Tooling (D) in order to remove bearing cone (62).
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Remove bearing cup (63).