nico76620

Hi everyone, a few years, I'd change my axle bearings with timken axle saver bearings....:-(
Now I must remove my axle shaft and I can't remove the c-clips cause the shafts won't slide enough..what can I do to remove them??

SteenH

If it's a 4 channel car- you must remove the ABS sensors from the backing plates

nico76620

I done that, I already hit the axles with a hammer, with no effects.

conan

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I'm going to ask the captain obvious question here... Are you removing the big pin out of the center of the carrier that holds the 4 spider gears ?

conan

iTrader: (5)

Stole this pic from google. This is the pin I'm talking about.

FirstYrLS1Z

iTrader: (4)

his profile indicates a 99 so it would have a Torsen with a thrust plate(paddle).
your problem is the 'axle saver bearings' you used. they shift the axles outward so c-clip removal is improbable/impossible.

nico76620

Yeah, it's a torsen not like the picture. So I remove the pin and the plate between the shafts.

nico76620

So I can't cut or broke the c-clips??

SparkyJJO

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Obviously if the c-clips went in then they can come out, but getting them out is really difficult from what I understand. I almost went the saver bearing route until I read about the nightmares and decided to just get the regular bearing and seal and get a replacement axle.

You're probably going to have to really fiddle with it to get those suckers out of there, or you may have to find a way to cut the clips and get new ones (and hope that you don't damage something else in the differential in the process).

TXCatfish

Mine were hell getting out too. It's been a couple years but I think I tried shaking my axles in and out and then used a magnet to pull the c clips out. I remember it took time doing this, maybe hit a few things with a hammer but eventually they came out.

nico76620

Thanks lord to create the dremel!!! I use a diamond wheel point and a lot of hours to finsh the job, but it's done finally!!