A check of the bearing shows the origional part number to the new bearing and look the same on the new departure site.I got the carrier stripped down and found that if you want to save the carrier bearing you can take the retaining ring off that holds the cage on and take the bearings off I would mark the tops of the roller bearings first .then the puller will not damage the cage and you can pull the bearing off then have fun putting the bearings back in .If you have a Canadian truck as mine is and were told you need to get a carrier from a U.S.truck you don’t have to .To make the Canadian carrier fit the ring gear the bolt pattern is off by about 1/16 on each hole inward.as explained by Curt B bolter from Alberta .I chose to modify my Canadian carrier like Curt has done as there is more involved than just getting a us carrier.A U.S. carrier will fit the new ring gear and if you decide to go that route you will also need the U.S. side gears and spider gears as they are not the same and won’t interchange .The Canadian rear also has brass spacers in behind the side gears and spider gears.Here are some pictures of the assembly ready to go back in I will need to make up the pinion tool and figure out what I need for a dial indicator to measure the assembled clearances.
