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Ok so I broke my stock rear diff and bought another one off Craigslist with 4.10 gears to replace it, but before I put it in I need to swap my old axles and backing plates over to it to convert it to 4 channel ABS. This is where I'm running into the problem who ever put the 4.10 gears in was dumb enough to drive the stock paddle in without grinding it for clearance first and now I can't get it back out because it's hitting the ring gear. If anyone has any ideas on how I can take the thing apart without making things worse please let me know.
Yep,grind away on the gears a little at a time until it comes out.
The pic is for what I had to grind/remove for 4.56s' on an Eaton. What you're removing will be/should be away from the wear pattern anyway. I ran those for 4 years and had no effect.
I was really hoping there would be a better solution, but I guess I'll have to do what I have to. I work kind of long days Mon-Thursday so I might not get to it till friday so if anyone has a better idea please speak up.
Ok I need to know if my latest idea is completely nuts. What if I pull the paddle out as far as I can and then cut it in half? The biggest problem I have with that idea right now is I can find a replacement paddle.
Ok I need to know if my latest idea is completely nuts. What if I pull the paddle out as far as I can and then cut it in half? The biggest problem I have with that idea right now is I can find a replacement paddle.
That is a good idea except the metal grindings getting everywhere. You might exercise some caution with the sparks potentially lighting a fire in there too. I've had the pleasure of this same project but ended up grinding the teeth on the ring gear. I wasn't worried with the grindings because I wasn't re-using anything.
good luck cutting !!! when I grind the paddles to make 'modified' paddles for use with 4.10s & up,it takes a while. they are tough and hardened steel,they have to be to resist the constant hits by the axle shafts.
paddles are rare and difficult to come by.
we told you how to by grinding the ring gear.
Sorry I forgot to update this. I got the paddle out without grinding teeth or cutting it in half. I was able to grind a bevel on the paddle with diamond grinding bit in my dremel (like tool), that allowed me to use a little force to get it out just the same way it went in, and of course I ground a proper relief into the paddle before reassembling everything.
04-19-2015, 08:37 PM
HELP!! I can't get my Torsen paddle out. 
