His rear diff was howling, we found it near empty and leaking from a side seal, got a great used one from a local yard, got the fitler kit and put fresh fluid and filter in, now for removal, we found we don't have to drop the whole rear carrier assembly.
Well after scowering the interwebs and YouTube for some help and instructions, and finding very little, we tore into it.
Up on multiple jackstands... Used 6 to be safe.
Wheels off, caliper off, bracket off, rotor off. Exhaust off from cat back, Easy stuff.
Removed wheel bolts and bearings. Removed parking brake backing plate and cable.
Removed trailing arms, and control arms.
Removed both strut assemblies, one bolt in the cargo area, two body mounts, one arm bolt.
Removed sway bar. Could not get the knuckle separated from the upper aluminum arm.
Removed the 8 bolts for the rear cover housing the diff.
Removed both axles. This part is 2 person. I was banging, pulling prying, everything I could think of, nothing worked. With an assistant pulling, they popped out In 3 seconds flat, we felt dumb.
Then We came to the realization that we did not need to drop the whole thing, as random threads suggested... Took off the driveshaft bolts and the one bolt that held the rear end in... Lowered it with a jack.
Installed the new one. Almost done with reassemblely.
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