2005 Buick Rainier Differential Pinion Bearing

You should raise the vehicle, remove the tire and wheel assemblies, the rear brake calipers, the brake rotors, and the propeller shaft, measure the amount of torque required to rotate the pinion, use an inch-pound torque wrench, record this measurement for reassembly, place an alignment mark between the pinion and the pinion yoke, install the J8614-01, remove the pinion nut while holding the J8614-01 and the washer, install the J8614-3 and the J8614-2 into the J8614-01 and remove the pinion yoke by turning the J8614-3 clockwise while holding the J8614-01 and the pinion oil seal.

You should raise the vehicle, remove the differential and the drive pinion from the axle, press the bearing off of the pinion using the J22912-01 for the 8.0-inch axle, install the J45871 around the pinion bearing and the J22912-01 in the inverted position around the J45871 for the 8.6-inch axle, press the bearing off of the pinion, remove the shim, the outer pinion bearing cup from the axle housing using a hammer and a brass drift in the slots provided, work the cups out of the housing evenly, remove the inner pinion bearing cup from the axle housing using a hammer and a brass drift in the slots provided and work the cups out of the housing evenly.