How to remove axles from diff?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Phoenix AZ
How to remove axles from diff?
I have the rear of my car out and need to know how the axles come out so I can remove the differential. The service manuals make it sound like they just pull out but that doesn't seem to be the case. I don't want to pry them and damage them:
Also does this sound like a lot of play with the car in nuetral?
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exdCG5HiXsY
I am changing the converter and want to get the diff checked out. It seems to have a lot of noise and slop in it when shifting into drive or reverse when parked.
Thanks in advance
Also does this sound like a lot of play with the car in nuetral?
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exdCG5HiXsY
I am changing the converter and want to get the diff checked out. It seems to have a lot of noise and slop in it when shifting into drive or reverse when parked.
Thanks in advance
Last edited by vetracer; Dec 5, 2009 at 09:14 PM.
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From: Union Mo
I just went through all that with my 05 - I was able to yank mine out fairly easy - but I thought the manual said to use a prybar to help seperate them from the diff. Shouldn't hurt anything if you don't get crazy and keep it off the seals.
Melting Slicks
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I have the rear of my car out and need to know how the axles come out so I can remove the differential. The service manuals make it sound like they just pull out but that doesn't seem to be the case. I don't want to pry them and damage them:
Also does this sound like a lot of play with the car in nuetral?
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exdCG5HiXsY
I am changing the converter and want to get the diff checked out. It seems to have a lot of noise and slop in it when shifting into drive or reverse when parked.
Thanks in advance
Also does this sound like a lot of play with the car in nuetral?
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exdCG5HiXsY
I am changing the converter and want to get the diff checked out. It seems to have a lot of noise and slop in it when shifting into drive or reverse when parked.
Thanks in advance
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 2,121
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From: CT
They have a small retainer clip that just requires alittle force with a pry bar to "pop" once they do they just slide out. 
