Inner axle shaft fixin

[RAMurphy]

Absolutely agree. This is an awesome forum. I continue to learn so much. This particular post is a great example.

 

[randeez]

If you want help with the other side, that one I have taken apart

 

[OR VietVet]

This has been bugging me and bugging me, about why I ASSUMED the cir clip was on the shaft instead of in the carrier. On a front wheel drive car, when you remove the entire axle shaft, for whatever reason, the inner cv joint includes the spline assembly and it has the cir clip on it. This is what I get for ASSUMING!

 

[George B]

This has been bugging me and bugging me, about why I ASSUMED the cir clip was on the shaft instead of in the carrier. On a front wheel drive car, when you remove the entire axle shaft, for whatever reason, the inner cv joint includes the spline assembly and it has the cir clip on it. This is what I get for ASSUMING!

Ron,
I did the same and even had mine apart a few months ago. I am embarrassed to not have remembered that.

 

[RAMurphy]

Ron and George,
It happens to all of us. I've read so many of your posts and they have all been informative, professional, instructional and given freely with the desire to help all of us as we work to keep our vehicles on the road. No need to be embarrassed or bothered. Keep your chin up, you guys rock.

 

[OR VietVet]

Not so much embarrassed as I am sorry I gave the wrong info without checking further first but I was so sure, I did not check. I know people make mistakes but the OP was having problems and I contributed to the frustration. Live and learn, for sure. Thanks @RAMurphy

 

[George B]

Ron and George,
It happens to all of us. I've read so many of your posts and they have all been informative, professional, instructional and given freely with the desire to help all of us as we work to keep our vehicles on the road. No need to be embarrassed or bothered. Keep your chin up, you guys rock.

 

[MassHoe04]

P.S.: I forgot to mention... I have noticed that members here keep things friendly and helpful. If something plays out to be incorrect or something goes wrong or mistakes made. Folks on this forum do not turn things toxic by verbal lashing, talking down to others, name calling or outright rudeness. There seems to be a low tolerance for anyone not being helpful.

When things need repair on our trucks, especially if depended on for daily transport, pressure can be huge! That is when you need calm heads around to help try to make some order out of your chaos. Our members really come through on that front. A lot!

 

[Rocket Man]

Yep most forums are full of a few bullies that do nothing except make smart ass comments in order to look cool I guess. I actually have no idea why they’re even there except maybe mommy didn’t give them enough attention when they were growing up. There’s none of that here.

 

[Jobi-Wan Kenobi]

Looks like I need to stop by the forum a bit more often than just when I'm working on the tahoe.

@OR VietVet I'm much the same way. I know enough to be dangerous. I used to be a diesel service tech myself. I'm not in that line of work anymore but I still do most all of my own service work and most the time fair pretty well at figuring things out. But this time, well yea I think everyone on this thread has an idea how that went. I should have gotten ahold of service info too before getting into the job. But glad we figured it out and we all learned something from it.

Anyway, I think I feel much the same way everyone else. The forum is a valuable place to find info since it's likely someone has already experienced a problem that another is working on. There's a value that you from something like this that you don't from a manual. The technical experience of others. I'm glad such a place exists and hopefully can share some info myself here in the future.

 

[Jobi-Wan Kenobi]

Wow this thing is making my head hurt. Back at it this weekend. My new bearing and seal didn't show up in time for this weekend, but I figured I could at least get the cir clip in (and work on some other stuff). I got the cir clip started. Apparently there is a groove just before the splines start. I got the cir clip in that far and thought I'd try using the shaft to work the cir clip into rest of the way (moving the shaft in a circular motion suggested by @OR VietVet ). The shaft is now engaged on the clip and I cannot get it back out. Had 2 prybars wedged up there trying to pry it out and it won't move.

 

[randeez]

Wow this thing is making my head hurt. Back at it this weekend. My new bearing and seal didn't show up in time for this weekend, but I figured I could at least get the cir clip in (and work on some other stuff). I got the cir clip started. Apparently there is a groove just before the splines start. I got the cir clip in that far and thought I'd try using the shaft to work the cir clip into rest of the way (moving the shaft in a circular motion suggested by @OR VietVet ). The shaft is now engaged on the clip and I cannot get it back out. Had 2 prybars wedged up there trying to pry it out and it won't move.

repurpose the washer fluid reservoir to refill the front diff

 

[Jobi-Wan Kenobi]

@randeez , you mean once I get that far? That is a really interesting idea though.

 

[randeez]

@randeez , you mean once I get that far? That is a really interesting idea though.

nah just let 'er keep leaking and hit the nozzle before driving to refill it

 

[Rocket Man]

Wow this thing is making my head hurt. Back at it this weekend. My new bearing and seal didn't show up in time for this weekend, but I figured I could at least get the cir clip in (and work on some other stuff). I got the cir clip started. Apparently there is a groove just before the splines start. I got the cir clip in that far and thought I'd try using the shaft to work the cir clip into rest of the way (moving the shaft in a circular motion suggested by @OR VietVet ). The shaft is now engaged on the clip and I cannot get it back out. Had 2 prybars wedged up there trying to pry it out and it won't move.

I wouldn’t have used the shaft to install the circlip, that seems like asking for trouble since there’s a groove for the circlip to go into, as it seems you found out. A dowel or something like an appropriately sized socket with extensions, that doesn’t have a groove or can’t slip past it would have been my choice. I’m hoping you can get that shaft back out. Best of luck to you.

 

[OR VietVet]

I could have swore something was said about pushing that cir clip in with a long pick or dowel of wood or a long flat blade screwdriver, just a little at a time in a circular pattern.

 

[Jobi-Wan Kenobi]

@Rocket Man yea, would have been much smarter. This thread should probably be titled "this is what you don't do".

But I honestly feel like I should punt on this and look for a different assembly to swap in.

 

[Jobi-Wan Kenobi]

@OR VietVet use of different things were mentioned, but I don't remember anyone saying not to use the shaft.

 

[Rocket Man]

@OR VietVet use of different things were mentioned, but I don't remember anyone saying not to use the shaft.

I think I missed the part about using the shaft to install the circlip or I would have said something. The problem I see there is the shaft would be trying to slide through the circlip instead of pushing it down the bore.

I agree at this point you probably either need to say f it and either break the case open or like you said buy a used assembly. Actually either way you could open it up and see what you can do since the thing is worthless the way it is.

 

[Jobi-Wan Kenobi]

Dad and I got out and split. We can't really do much with it though because the shaft is stuck in the differential assembly.