MAINTENANCE MANUAL - Meritor

Driver-Controlled Main Differential Lock
9. Pull the shift shaft from the fork and out of the
differential. Figure 6.10.
SHIFT FORK
FORK
DCDL CASTING
10. Remove the shift shaft spring and fork from
the differential. Figure 6.11.
SHIFT SHAFT SPRING
FORK
Figure 6.10
Figure 6.11
11. If roll pins are used, use a hammer and
brass drift to remove the roll pins for the
adjusting rings on the bearing caps. If capscrews
or cotter pins are used, remove the
capscrews or cotter pins.
12. Remove the bearing cap capscrews and
washers, the bearing caps and adjusting
rings. Match mark one bearing cap and one
differential leg so that these parts will be assembled
in the correct positions..
13. Lift the differential and gear assembly from
the differential. Figure 6.12.
Figure 6.12
Further disassembly of these differentials is
the same as axles without the driver-controlled
main differential lock. To continue disassembly,
follow the procedures in Section 3.
Fixed capscrew DCDL Shift Assembly
1. To remove the differential lock sliding shift collar,
tap out the two retainer roll pins until they
are level with the inner face of the shift fork.
Figure 6.13.
Figure 6.13
ROLL PINS — TAP
UNTIL EVEN WITH
INNER FACE OF
SHIFT FORK
2. If required, remove the differential lock shift
unit.
A. Remove the sensor switch and jam nut.
B. Remove the four capscrews and washers
that hold the cylinder cover. Remove the
cover. On the 160 Series differentials, remove
the copper gasket. Figure 6.14.
C. Remove the shift cylinder and piston.
D. Remove the shift shaft from the shift fork. It
may be necessary to use heat to separate
the shaft from the fork to loosen it.
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