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Installation Guide
Contents Page
Open Differential Part Identification & Terminology ......... 2
Powertrax No-Slip Differential Exploded View .................. 3
Vehicle Preparation for Installation (steps 1 to 5) ............. 4
Removal of Open Differential Parts (steps 6 to 16) ........... 5
Preparation of Parts to be Installed (steps 17 to 19) ......... 9
Assembly (steps 20 to 36) .............................................. 10
Verification of Proper Assembly Test (steps 37 to 41) ....... 16
Finish Installation (steps 42 to 45) .................................. 17
Thoroughly read User Manual.
Traction output and resulting handling characteristics of your vehicle will be modified by installation.
Drive carefully and use caution under all on-road and off-road conditions.
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Axle Shaft (2)
Ring Gear
Differential Case
Bearing Cap (2)
Pinion Gear
Bearing
Adjuster (2)
2
Yoke
OPEN DIFFERENTIAL
PA RT IDENTIFICATION/TERMINOLOGY
Axle Housing
Bearing Adjuster
Lock (2)
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1. Put transmission in gear (or park), and
turn off engine.
2. Set parking brake.
3. Safeguard the vehicle from rolling.
4. Safely raise vehicle and
apply jack stands.
5. Put transmission in neutral and release parking brake.
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7. Remove axle shafts from hous-
ing.
8. Mark the position and orientation
of the bearing caps to the housing
and bearing adjusters to the
adjuster locks. These parts are not
interchangeable and must be reinĀstalled in their original positions.
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Bearing
Adjuster
Bearin
g Cap
Adjuster
Lock
6. Remove Differential cover and
drain fluid. Clean the diff cover and
housing sealing surface.
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9. Remove adjuster locks and bear-
ing caps from the housing. These
parts should have been marked in Step
8 as they are not interchangeable and
must be reinstalled in their original
positions.
11. Pull out the differential case
from the third member. Remove the
bearing races from the bearings
and mark them. The bearing races
must be installed on the same bearings
they were originally on to avoid bearĀing failure.
10. Loosen the bearing adjusters.