No.

The diff does not have a removable plate to get at an internal circlip.

I repeat, download the 92-95 or 96 factory shop manual, go to chapter 27 of volume 1, and remove 1-8 on page 27-18 (of the 92-95 manual). Those 8 parts are:

1. brake line
2. brake caliper
3. brake disk
4. ebrake cable attaching bolt
5. ebrake cable end
6. ebrake assembly
7. abs speed sensor
8. axle shaft assembly (4 bolts on end of axle tube - only pull it out 3" to avoid cutting seal with axle splines - you can take it all the way out if you are careful.

The axle will come out with the brake backing plate, bearing, bearing retainer all in one piece. If it were me, I'd pull it all the way out to avoid distorting the seal, but that's just me...

Repeat for the other axle.

Then unbolt all but the top bolt, which you loosen about halfway. Then you smack the nose of the diff chunk with a bfh or piece of 4x4 to break the gasket seal (did you drain the diff first? If not, you just made a big mess on the driveway. If you did drain it, you only made a little mess.)

Refer to page 27-27 of the 92-95 fsm for a concise description of removing both the axle shafts and the diff carrier, and how to put it back in.

Quit being gunshy and take that thing out. Nothing to measure or set up, just bleeding the brakes and adjusting the ebrake when you are done.


Not responsible for advice not taken...