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Old 05-23-2014, 12:24 AM
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inner halfshaft wont come off

Trying to replace my front drivers side axle shaft tonight before I leave for the weekend and it was going ok. However I can't get the inner piece out of the diff. Ive pulled pried and what have you for some time. I figuered id use the new outer with old inside but the aee different. HELP?

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Old 05-23-2014, 01:18 AM
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Does it have a roll pin holding the inner shaft in place?
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It has a clip inside the diff near the end of the splines
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Old 05-23-2014, 01:20 AM
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Quick look on REalOEM shows the inner shaft has a lock ring.
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Old 05-23-2014, 01:23 AM
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I see they call it that . All I hesr is just pull it will come but it isnt.
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Old 05-23-2014, 01:30 AM
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If its got a locking ring, it will usually require a lever on the back of the inner shaft base. They usually require some "convincing" to extract. Throw in how many years worth of corrosion on the splines... I've never had an old one just "pop out".
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Old 05-23-2014, 01:35 AM
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Thank you. Ive decided to call it quits for the night ill try more tomorrow.

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See Brian's video on youtube. If you find the video helpful, like thew video so that Brian can get some money for producing the video and will continue to produce videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIbk1mv5hkQ

Inner joint removal starts at about 3:00 into the video.
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Bought a slide hammer today not even a minute after I got it on gave it a go came right off. It really is about having the right tool. Thanks everyone

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