Tuff Country 14056 - GM 07-13 Silverado 1500 4wd 4 lift kit User Manual
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16. Place a pair of hydraulic floor jacks under the front dif-
ferential. Carefully raise up on both hydraulic floor jacks at
the same time until they come into contract with the front dif-
ferential.
17. Working on the driver side, remove the hardware holding
the front differential to the OE mounting location. The OE
hardware may be discarded. Repeat procedure on the pas-
senger side.
18. With the help from a buddy, carefully remove the front dif-
ferential from the vehicle and set it on the ground or a work
bench.
19. Referring to the following picture, scribe a mark on the
driver side rear portion of the front differential. The differen-
tial needs to be relieved for clearance once it is installed
back into the vehicle.
20. Using a die grinder, carefully cut off the shaded area.
21. Working on the passenger side and using an air chisel,
remove the OE bolts located in the passenger side OE dif-
ferential bracket. The hardware may be discarded. Special
note: If you do not have access to an air chisel, the pas-
senger side OE bracket will need to be removed from
the vehicle to have these bolts removed.