1995 JEEP YJ Service And Repair Manual

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JEEP YJ 1995  Service And Repair Manual (3) Drive out pinion gear from housing with raw-
hide or plastic hammer (Fig. 33). Catch the pinion
with your hand to prevent it from falling and being
damaged.This will damage the front bearing
rolle

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JEEP YJ 1995  Service And Repair Manual compressed air.Cup and bearing must be re-
placed as a matched sets only.
Clean axle shaft tubes and oil channels with clean
cloth.
Inspect for;
²Smooth appearance with no broken/dented sur-
faces on

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JEEP YJ 1995  Service And Repair Manual (5) Lubricate all differential components with hy-
poid gear lubricant.
PINION GEAR DEPTH INFORMATION
Ring and pinion gears are supplied as matched sets
only. The identifying numbers for the ring and

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JEEP YJ 1995  Service And Repair Manual New gear set: note the depth variance etched
into both the original and the replacement pin-
ion gear. Add or subtract the thickness of the
original depth shims to compensate for the dif-
ference in t

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JEEP YJ 1995  Service And Repair Manual ²Axle housing or differential case is replaced
²Pinion select shim pack is unknown
²Ring and pinion gears are replaced
Measurements are done with pinion cups and pin-
ion bearings installed in hous

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JEEP YJ 1995  Service And Repair Manual observing indicator (Fig. 49). Record the longest
travel distance, whether inward (-) or outward (+),
indicated by the pointer.The plunger travel, plus or minus the vari-
ance etched in the gear, is t

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JEEP YJ 1995  Service And Repair Manual (11) Check bearing rotating torque with an inch
pound torque wrench (Fig. 54).If torque to rotate is
within specification, remove old nut and install new
nut. The torque necessary to rotate the pinion

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JEEP YJ 1995  Service And Repair Manual (3) Insert a small pry bar between the bearing cap
and left side of differential case. Pry the case as far
as possible to right side (Fig. 55). Zero the dial indi-
cator pointer.
(4) Repeat the measur