help getting half shaft out

[kcc0521]

I am trying to get my half shaft out and it seems stuck. How did you guys get the shaft to come out. I am super cautious because I have not done one before. Any help you have to offer would be greatly appreciated.

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[GTBOB]

Never done it but I'm pretty you have to use a pry bar to get them out of the differential. I believe there is a small clip on the splines that keeps tension on the half shaft.

 

[kcc0521]

I was scared to pry because it was a ridge on the diff that looked like a seal

 

[z06psi]

Push it in and pull on it quickly! It will come out.

 

[GTBOB]

Pry like this:

 

[kcc0521]

Push it in and pull on it quickly! It will come out.

that is hard to do with the one that is broken lol.

 

[kcc0521]

Pry like this:

that is a good picture. It looks like the pry bar is resting on the lip of the axle seal but I could be wrong.

 

[EXP Jawa]

That's pretty much how you have to do it - if you try the pull/yank method (assuming the shaft was intact), you risk pulling the joint apart internally - which I've done more than once over the years.

There is a snap ring on the end of the shaft that expands into a groove in the differential's side gear. It is designed to require a defined amount of force applied before it can be pulled out; I don't recall the number at the moment. But that's what keeps the axle shaft from walking out of position on its own.

 

[IvanCRF]

Please post a picture of the failed half-shaft if you have a chance.

 

[Grimace427]

Pry like this:

This is how I suggest as well, but you can also use two prybars on either side of the axle to distribute the forces more evenly.

 

[kcc0521]

This is how I suggest as well, but you can also use two prybars on either side of the axle to distribute the forces more evenly.

I will try that tonight. It is a tight space in there. Thanks for all the help.

 

[Nazgul]

Pry bat between the shift and diff pumpkin.

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