sliding axle into diff
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Heel & Toe
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sliding axle into diff
Hey guys,
I recently replaced my diff with a new one and everything went well but I have a question about putting the axles back into the diff. The driver's side seems to not slide in quite as far as the passenger side. There is roughly 3/8" of gap between the diff housing and the CV housing on the driver's side, but there is only about 1/8" on the passenger side. I rammed the axle in many times but that's as far as it goes.
Is this normal to have a bit of difference between the 2?
Is there a groove in the inside of the splined end of the shaft that seats it on the diff output shaft snap ring?
Should I hear a definite 'click' when the axle is fully seated?
thanks
I recently replaced my diff with a new one and everything went well but I have a question about putting the axles back into the diff. The driver's side seems to not slide in quite as far as the passenger side. There is roughly 3/8" of gap between the diff housing and the CV housing on the driver's side, but there is only about 1/8" on the passenger side. I rammed the axle in many times but that's as far as it goes.
Is this normal to have a bit of difference between the 2?
Is there a groove in the inside of the splined end of the shaft that seats it on the diff output shaft snap ring?
Should I hear a definite 'click' when the axle is fully seated?
thanks
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 1999
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From: At the beach in little Rhody
There is a snap ring in the spline that must be compressed to get the shaft fully seated. It is hard to explain but I found sliding it on until the ring contacts and pulling back about a 1/8" to get a running start helped seat the shaft. If you can easily slide the shaft back off, it is not fully seated.
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2007
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From: Belleville Mich.
Are you absolutely sure the snap rings were on both diff shafts? If you had the old shafts out or new shafts, possibility that there is a snap ring on the inside of that shaft, making it slide to the point where one s/ring on the shaft of the axle is hitting s/ring on the diff. Yes there is a groove on the inside of the hollow axle unit, to recieve the s/ring that is on your diff shaft. One other thing,see if you can get a light up in there & see if the s/ring is still in the diff shaft. If not it could be just laying on the inside of the axle shaft, or slid further into the diff,causing you a probllem. Let us know how all turns out. If all checks out on this, maybe you can adjust the cradle a tad from side to side ?.
