rear diff help please
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rear diff help please
Changing the 3rd member on my 86 4runner. We followed all the procedures step by step, but its stuck in the axle housing and won't come off? any idea what might be holding it there? Axles are out, bolts removed drive shaft off, brake lines disconnected obviously. I have beat on this thing with a hammer and crow bar and it won't budge. Tried prying it and nothing. Any ideas as to what might be holding this thing in there, I find it hard to believe that it is just some silicone sealant.
Thanks for any ideas you might have.
Thanks for any ideas you might have.
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ONce the axels are out, make sure youve got ALL the nuts/bolts off the housing, there isn't anything else, just the gasket material. If it hasn't been out in a long time it may take some serious banging to get it off, mine did.
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Talk dirty to it.
Took an 81 diff out last week that I don't think had ever been removed...took lots of big rubber mallet work and a prybar. Once you get a spot loose it is cake.
Took an 81 diff out last week that I don't think had ever been removed...took lots of big rubber mallet work and a prybar. Once you get a spot loose it is cake.
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mine did that and it had a stud that was slightly bent..I yanked on it for an hour before I realized it..Bent it straight and it came right out..but mine would wiggle a lil though...Id soak it with PB Blast and use said jack method and a BFH to break it loose..
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