Okay so let diffapalooza begin. I have tons of video on teardown and will be posting them soon. However was disappointed in the diff that blew up at MIR could not be a candidate.
1. Take all bolts out AFTER draining the diff. Smack with mallet on ear and the cover will come right off.
2. Take out snap ring after removing rubber seals, discard seals and get new ones.
3. remove shims from left and right side. Carrier will shift as roller bearing and housing will separate.
4. remove carrier and place ring face down. Use an impact and a 19mm impact s
5. Clean bolts, bearing caps, snap ring and shims. You will not reuse bearing caps, and shims as new ones come in the kit.
i took as many photos of serial numbers just in case someone wants to try and source parts
was really bummed that the rear bearing has shrapnel in it I can’t clean out. Stay tuned.