Front Axle Shaft

[sandstorm]

I was wondering if anyone on here knew how to take out the front axle shaft from the differental. would i need to take off the diff cover or would it just slide out?

 

[badfish888]

to be honest, mine has a c clip type thing on the differential side, and on the cv axle side. its suppose to give on the out side first, but when i pulled on the shaft it popped out of the carrier. i thought i boke it, but it clicks rite back in. i think i have a pick to show you what im talking about.........




the brown rust side is the cv side. its hard to tell but you can see the recesses that the c clips sit in, the cv side sits in deeper than the axle side so it gives first, but mine was rusted on.

 

[sandstorm]

to be honest, mine has a c clip type thing on the differential side, and on the cv axle side. its suppose to give on the out side first, but when i pulled on the shaft it popped out of the carrier. i thought i boke it, but it clicks rite back in. i think i have a pick to show you what im talking about.........

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the brown rust side is the cv side. its hard to tell but you can see the recesses that the c clips sit in, the cv side sits in deeper than the axle side so it gives first, but mine was rusted on.

yeah i just got my new Axle Shaft in a couple of days ago and it has the c clips on the diff and cv side. if it just pops in and out then it shouldnt be that bad of a repair. *knock on wood*

 

[badfish888]

not that it matters because i dont have the truck, but i had to replace mine beacuse of bent splines. were did u find one, i could only get one from the dealer. and if it doesn come out with the cv joint i clamped big vice grips on it and hit them with a hammer and it poped rite out

 

[sandstorm]

not that it matters because i dont have the truck, but i had to replace mine beacuse of bent splines. were did u find one, i could only get one from the dealer. and if it doesn come out with the cv joint i clamped big vice grips on it and hit them with a hammer and it poped rite out

i found mine off of RockAuto Parts Catalog