CVT Differential Carrier Disassembly and Reassembly

Special Tools Required

Image	Description/Tool Number
	Driver Handle, 15 x 135L 07749-0010000
	Oil Seal Driver Attachment, 66 mm 07MAD-SP00100
	Installer Attachment 40 mm 07LAD-PW50601

1.	Differential - Exploded View

Exploded View

NOTE: The carrier bearing and the carrier bearing outer race should be replaced as a set.

1.	Final Driven Gear - Remove

NOTE: The final driven gear bolts have left-hand threads.

2.	Differential Carrier Bearing - Remove

Transmission housing side

Torque converter housing side

Remove the carrier bearings (A) using a commercially available bearing puller (B) and a spacer (C).

NOTE:

The carrier bearing and the carrier bearing outer race should be replaced as a set.

Adjust the carrier bearing preload after replacing the carrier bearing and the carrier bearing outer race.

Apply a light coat of clean transmission fluid on all parts before installation.

1.	Differential Carrier Bearing (Transmission housing side) - Install

Install a new carrier bearing (A) until it bottoms using the 15 x 135L driver handle, the 66 mm oil seal driver attachment, and a press.

2.	Differential Carrier Bearing (Torque converter housing side) - Install

Install a new carrier bearing (A) until it bottoms using the 40 mm installer attachment and a press.

3.	Final Driven Gear - Install

NOTE: Make sure to assemble the final drive shaft and the final driven gear correctly (Combination A or B) as shown in the chart if either one of them or both are to be replaced. Correct combinations of the shaft and gear can be identified by the presence or the absence of the groove as shown in the chart.

Install the final driven gear (A) in the direction shown.

NOTE:

The final driven gear bolts have left-hand threads.

Tighten the bolts to the specified torque in a crisscross pattern in at least two steps.