Liberty Sport 4WD L4-2.4L VIN 1 (2002)
Pinion Gear: Service and Repair
Rear Axle - 198RBI
Removal and Installation - Rear Axle Pinion Gear/Ring Gear/Tone Ring - 198RBI
REMOVAL
NOTE: The ring and pinion gears are serviced as a matched set. Never replace one gear without the other gear.
1. Raise and support vehicle.
2. Mark pinion yoke and propeller shaft for installation reference.
3. Disconnect propeller shaft from pinion yoke and tie shaft to underbody.
4. Remove differential from housing.
5. Place differential case in a vise with soft metal jaw.
6. Remove bolts holding ring gear to differential case.
7. Drive ring gear from differential case with a rawhide hammer (Fig. 66).
8. Hold pinion yoke with Spanner Wrench 6958 and remove pinion yoke nut and washer (Fig. 67).
