ok i reakky need help with axles!!!

Yep, every now and then the cross pin gets stuck in there. If you have the cross pin locking bolt out, then the acutal pin should be free to slide out. If it doesn't:

It may be worn or galled in the sleeve/bearings where it goes through the spider gears, or stuck in the diff housing. Most likely at the gears.

Tap it with a hammer and a brass punch or wood and see if it will go one way or the other. If it starts, then tap as much as possible. Get it as far out as possible while still being able to rotate the carrier to get the part of the cross pin that you drove out where you can get vice grips on it. Then twist and pull until it comes out.

If it is damaged on the ends, clean it up with crocus cloth, or 1500 sandpaper before reassembly.

If you have 3.73 or higher gears, the cross pin has to have a relief on the end of it to clear the ring gear teeth, and will only go out one way. I should have enough movement and another relief in it to allow the axles to be pushed in to remove the c clips, but may only come out of the carrier one way. The others will come out either way.

CarFreakGT said:

bill302--What book is that from? I printed the pics for future reference. Thanks.

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chilton mustang repair manual pick one up at your local parts store....

yeah, basically all you can do is pound the **** out of it and if it doesn't come... tough luck.

Did ALL of the pinion shaft retaining bolt come out? If they break in there, I wouldn't know how to help you.

Chris

Bill, you're talking about c-clips being pulled, but they can't be until the pinion shaft is removed... He can't remove it. Thanks for reading the Chilton's to us.

Chris

ok fastdriver! i get it now in his post when he said, " i couldnt get that shaft outta there it was just stuck" i thought he was talking about the axle shaft was stuck and i was explaining how to remove pinion shaft and lockbolt and c-clamps but he was talking about the pinion shaft was stuck i never seen this happen and i was being hardheaded about reading. between your and rd's post i understand the axle shafts are not stuck because he didnt remove lockbolt,shaft and c-clips,its the pinion shaftthats stuck.....were all learning good stuff here thanks guys and forgive my misinformation.....

no worries bill... You didn't give any misinfo. You were just two steps ahead.

Chris