81 Differential
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Instructor
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From: Georgia
81 Differential
Differential
What am I doing wrong? My passenger side output shaft is leaking. I took the differential out of the car. I removed the retaining ring for the shaft but the shaft will not come out. I noticed the ends of the teeth are warn a little by rubbing against the center shaft (don’t know the correct name for it).
Do I hit on the U-joint housing to force it out or is there another holder somewhere?
Thanks
What am I doing wrong? My passenger side output shaft is leaking. I took the differential out of the car. I removed the retaining ring for the shaft but the shaft will not come out. I noticed the ends of the teeth are warn a little by rubbing against the center shaft (don’t know the correct name for it).
Do I hit on the U-joint housing to force it out or is there another holder somewhere?
Thanks
Burning Brakes
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From: Okinawa Okinawa
Not normal. Mine came out of my 74 w/ no issues. Other than the C Clip was missing and the side play on the drivers side was about 1 1/2 inches!!
Welcome to the forum and good luck w/ your project.
Welcome to the forum and good luck w/ your project.
Pro
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Chesapeake Virginia
that is about normal for these rear ends, both of mine were mushroomed just enough to make them a pain to get out, once you do get them out, take a small jewlers file and clean the ends up good, you also need to get down inbetween the splines too. then they should slide back in without a problem.
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From: Georgia
I got it out. I worked on the shafts all day cleaning up the teeth. The middle pin has some grooves in it as well. The rear end made no noise when I pulled it out it was just leaking on the output shaft. That is why I started this project.
Should I just get this one rebuilt due to the markings on the shafts and pin or will it be fine. I don't want to go through pulling this out again in the near future but if it is normal I will put the seals in and install it.
Should I just get this one rebuilt due to the markings on the shafts and pin or will it be fine. I don't want to go through pulling this out again in the near future but if it is normal I will put the seals in and install it.
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