I need to replace bearings and seals on the front left side?

2002 FORD RANGER
12,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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ACFR0053
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I need to replace bearings and seals on the front left side drive axle coming out of differential. How does one go about doing such?
Jan 7, 2009 at 3:03 PM
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DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.

Here is the information you requested. You must first remove the CV axle to gain access to the differential bearings and seals. Here is a tutorial showing how to remove and replace CV axles:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-cv-axle

I've attached picture steps below on how to replace the front differential axle bearings and seals on your truck. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.
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