Rear axle woes
#1
Rear axle woes
I have a 2000 S10 Blazer. The rear axle bearing went bad necesitating a new rear end. As money is not near as plentiful as I might have hoped I removed a rear from a junkyard as opposed to purchasing, or rebuilding the existing rear. As the new to me rear has drum brakes I am in the middle of swapping over all of my disc brake goodness from my bad rear to the good rear. The problem I have is that while the original rear has an open dif, the new to me rear has the G80 CODE, GOV-LOC option. I dont know how to remove the axles from this style differential. Mainly I'm not sure how to drop the shaft pin in order to remove the C clips so that I may remove the axles. I would really appreciate any input from anyone who has removed or knows how to remove axles from the same style locked rear I'm currently involved in. Thanks in advance
#2
It has been a long while since I had a G80 rear opened up, but from what I recall, it has the same cross bolt & pin arrangement, but the c-clips only come out one side.
#3
Hmm, well I removed the cross bolt and the pin drops only about half an inch, its acting as its being held in by something. I guess i can use a bigger hammer, however the 2lb sledge should've done it. I guess if that doesn't work I can remove the Loc? Ill post back if the big hammer works, or if i destroy it Any further davice welcomed thanks :>
#4
If it comes out far enough so that you can see the hole where the retaining bolt goes in, put the bolt through the hole and use that as a handle to pull it free. Nothing should need a hammer to facilitate removal.
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