2005 CHRYSLER CARAVAN Service Manual

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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2005  Service Manual OPERATION
The differential assembly is driven by the transfer
shaft by way of the differential ring gear. The ring
gear drives the differential case, and the case drives
the driveshafts through the di

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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2005  Service Manual (5) Use Miller Special Tool 5048, 5048-4 Collets,
and L-4539-2 Button to remove the differential bear-
ing cone on the bearing retainer side (Fig. 173) (Fig.
174) (Fig. 175).
(6) Using Miller Special

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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2005  Service Manual (8) Remove ring gear-to-differential case bolts and
floating pinion shaft retainers (Fig. 178).
(9) Separate ring gear from differential case (Fig.
179).(10) Separate differential cover from case usin

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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2005  Service Manual (12) Remove side gear thrust washer (Fig. 182).
(13) Remove side gear (Fig. 183).(14) Remove pinion shaft (Fig. 184).
(15) Remove pinion gears and tabbed washers
(Fig. 185).
Fig. 182 Side Gear Thrust

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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2005  Service Manual (16) Remove differential side gear (Fig. 186).
(17) Remove side gear thrust washer (Fig. 187).
(18) Inspect all components for excessive wear.
ASSEMBLY
NOTE: The differential is serviced as an assembl

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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2005  Service Manual (3) Install both pinion gears and washers to case,
while orientating washer tabs to notch in case (Fig.
190).
(4) Install pinion shaft (Fig. 191).(5) Install side gear to case (Fig. 192).
(6) Install

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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2005  Service Manual (7) Install differential support into position, while
aligning through-holes (Fig. 194).
(8) Install differential ring gear to case (Fig. 195).(9) Install ring gear-to-case bolts, with pinion shaft
re

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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2005  Service Manual (11) Using Miller Special Tool 5052 and C-4171,
install differential bearing to differential (bearing
retainer side).
(12) Using Miller Special Tool 6061 and C-4171,
install differential bearing race