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Kerapsak
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Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:24 pm Posts: 26 Images: 0 Location: Berthoud
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Rear axle not going in
I replaced rear axle oil seals and now the driver side is not going in all the way. It is connecting because both axles spin but it has about the bearing width to go. Passenger went in just fine. Any tricks to this?
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Sun Feb 07, 2021 5:40 pm |
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ZOSO
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Joined: Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:58 pm Posts: 3906 Location: Henderson, Co
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Re: Rear axle not going in
did you mix up the sides? one is shorter than the other.
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Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:46 pm |
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Kerapsak
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Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:24 pm Posts: 26 Images: 0 Location: Berthoud
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Re: Rear axle not going in
I thought maybe that was it but it is the short side. When I drained the oil I spun it without the axles in which I guess I shouldn’t have.
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Sun Feb 07, 2021 7:21 pm |
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landshark
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Joined: Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:16 am Posts: 3942 Location: Denver, Wash Park Area
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Re: Rear axle not going in
Spinning it has no impact on the spline engagement. Either the axles are swapped or you just need to rotate the axle shaft a little until it engages fully
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Sun Feb 07, 2021 7:48 pm |
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Viperwolf1
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Joined: Tue May 07, 2013 10:37 pm Posts: 1485
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Re: Rear axle not going in
Is it a factory limited slip diff? There are 2 sets of splines on one side. They can become unaligned when pulling the axles out. Trick is to put the other side together and set it on the tire so it cant move. Then you can twist the other axle a little to get the splines lined up.
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Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:30 pm |
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Kerapsak
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Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:24 pm Posts: 26 Images: 0 Location: Berthoud
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Re: Rear axle not going in
It is limited slip and that trick worked. Thank you Viper!!
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Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:41 pm |
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