Cherokee 4WD LHD L6-4.0L VIN S (2001)
Ring Gear: Service and Repair
Front Axle - 181FBI
PINION GEAR/RING GEAR
REMOVAL
NOTE: The ring and pinion gears are serviced as a matched set. Never replace one gear without replacing the other gear.
1. Raise and support the vehicle.
2. Mark pinion yoke and propeller shaft for installation reference.
3. Disconnect propeller shaft from pinion yoke and tie propeller shaft to underbody.
4. Remove differential from axle housing.
5. Secure differential case in a vise with soft metal jaw (Fig. 50).
6. Remove ring gear bolts from the differential case.
7. Drive ring gear off the differential case with a rawhide hammer (Fig. 50).
8. Hold yoke with Spanner Wrench 6958 and remove the pinion nut and washer (Fig. 51).