300Tdi Defender
REAR AXLE AND FINAL DRIVE
3
OVERHAUL
25. Withdraw four dished thrust washers.
26. Withdraw lower differential wheel and thrust
washer.
27. Remove differential bearing cones using
LRT-51-500, adaptors 1 and 2 and press
LRT-99-002.
28. Withdraw shim washers fitted between bearing
cones and differential casings.
Remove final drive pinion
29. Using LTR-51-003 to prevent coupling flange
from rotating, remove flange locknut and plain
washer.
30. Support drive pinion and remove coupling flange
by tapping with a hide hammer.
31. Withdraw drive pinion toger with inner bearing
cone.
32. Withdraw and discard collapsable bearing
spacer.
33. Withdraw oil seal, gasket and oil thrower.
34. Withdraw outer bearing cone.
35. Using LRT-51-502, extract pinion inner bearing
cup and shim washers from casing. Note shim
washer thickness. .
36. Extract pinion outer bearing cup from casing
using LRT-51-502.