HappySalesman

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Going to be swapping my axles/bearings/seals in a few days.

Is it best to replace the 'pin' that holds the axle paddle in place? Or some red loktite and I'm good? Also, is it the same part number from the auburn diffs to the torsen? (GM 14056196 if anyone is wondering)

Squirts11

iTrader: (14)

I don't see a need to replace the pin unless it's damaged somehow.

01ssreda4

iTrader: (96)

You cannot purchase that pin/bolt to my knowledge so that answers that. Good luck getting it out, and no I would not recommend red locktite, blue if anything so its removeable. Of course I never actually seen one loose, on the contrary you'll be lucky to get the damn thing out. Good luck.

FirstYrLS1Z

iTrader: (4)

GM # 14056196,same cross pin bolt for Torsen and Auburn,available in stock at most GM dealers. Dorman # 81048,available from Summit,Oreilly,Jegs,Advance,etc. I/we(Tuffy) get them from GM and Advance.

joecar

And you can get the Dorman one as an add-on from Amazon.

01ssreda4

iTrader: (96)

i stand corrected, it is in fact available everywhere.

joecar

It was hard to get until recently.

HappySalesman

iTrader: (3)

Yeah I ended up ordering it.

Now to find a six point box end wrench.... seriously why are they all 12 point!?

joecar

!...?

The 12-point wrench fits the 6-point bolt head.

FirstYrLS1Z

iTrader: (4)

too often,that bolt is 'rounded' using a 12 point.

joecar

Ah, I see... (I haven't had that happen to me yet).

HappySalesman

iTrader: (3)

Bolt actually came right off... Came to learn that someone had already put a set of axle savers on the car, and when they put that pin in they didn't use any loctite.

Hopefully I'll never have to swap those out again.

Also, interestingly enough it seemed that the stock axles were beefier than the moser ones I replaced them with. metal was quite a bit thicker on the stockers.