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Remove Axle Shafts

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Getting Turbo Yukon "Uncle Rob" Ready For Rocky Mountain Race Week! Posi Diff Install PT1: Tear Down

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What happens here

After the C-clips are removed, the axle shafts can be gently pulled out from the differential housing. This step provides full access to the differential carrier assembly for removal and replacement. The axle shafts have a seal in the housing, so some effort may be needed to overcome the seal's resistance. A pry bar can be used to gently persuade the axle past the seal.

Goal: Withdraw axles to allow removal of the differential carrier.

Tools and materials

  • Pry Bar — Gently prying the axle past the seal

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with a pry bar to allow this to come out i had to do that on the escalade which may be fun because the assy this these are what stopped the axle from coming out that's why you hear an old cars they have c-clip eliminators they eliminate these because if you did not have your drum brakes where the rotor was not held captive by the brake um if you broke an axle your wheel would come straight off it's not safe but with these uh if the axle brakes the rotors can't go anywhere because the brakes hold them on the brake caliper which now come to mind i think we

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