Yeah, you'll need a bearing puller to get the differential bearings off the carrier. Similar to THIS. Also either a press or a 3-jaw puller.

Why did you mark the bolts? Their position isn't critical.

Question: If that spider gear you found on the bottom of the case wasn't split in two, how did it come out since the shaft was intact?


Kevin
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If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.