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**Accelo** · 10-06-2022, 01:04 PM

Typically their is no room for the bearing splitters to grasp the bearing on differentials.
For that reason the OEM and others make special tools to remove the bearings. They can be expensive and difficult to find.

The only reason you will need to remove the pinion bearing is so you can measure the OEM shim thickness. It is a good starting point for your replacement gears.

Removing the cage and rollers, from the bearing race, so you can heat the bearing race directly with the torch, like dsraven mentioned, is a good method. Carrier should be in a vise and it's easier with two people. One with a hammer and punch, to knock it off, and the other heating with a torch. Oxy-Act works better because it can heat fast enough to create a larger heat differential which is why it works. The faster you work the better the heat differential and the better the chance you can remove the bearing.
Did you confirm the new gear ratio is compatible with your carrier?

10-06-2022, 01:04 PM	#14
Accelo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: washington Posts: 2,360	Re: Carrier shims Typically their is no room for the bearing splitters to grasp the bearing on differentials. For that reason the OEM and others make special tools to remove the bearings. They can be expensive and difficult to find. The only reason you will need to remove the pinion bearing is so you can measure the OEM shim thickness. It is a good starting point for your replacement gears. Removing the cage and rollers, from the bearing race, so you can heat the bearing race directly with the torch, like dsraven mentioned, is a good method. Carrier should be in a vise and it's easier with two people. One with a hammer and punch, to knock it off, and the other heating with a torch. Oxy-Act works better because it can heat fast enough to create a larger heat differential which is why it works. The faster you work the better the heat differential and the better the chance you can remove the bearing. Did you confirm the new gear ratio is compatible with your carrier?