John You have to pull the cover to get to the c clips. Once the cover is off rotate the drive shaft until you see a 5/16 bolt that holds the pinion shaft ( spider gears ) in place. Remove the bolt, push the axle into the rear end and remove the clip, then slide the axle out. Try not to move the spider gears around too much. They can fall out. After the axle is removed you can pull the axle seal then the bearing. Installation is reversed. One word of warning, if that 5/16 bold head breaks off and it happens, you can use a razor blade to help turn it out by going between the carrier and the pinion shaft if you are careful and luck enough. Normally these come out pretty good.
This link may help you identify which 10 bolt you have. http://www.prestage.com/Tech+Info/Rear+Axles/Identifying+GM+10-Bolt+Rear+End s/default.aspx Good Luck Wayne 66 Malibu > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Nasta > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 7:05 PM > To: Chevelle List > Subject: [Chevelle-List] of rears and tires... > > > I need to do the rear axle bearings this Saturday on my 69 El Camino. I > don't know much about the rear except that it is a peg-leg, and the yoke > uses bolts & a strap to hold the U-joint in, which I'm told means it's a > 10-bolt. Does this rear have C-clips? What's the deal on getting > those out? > I presume they would have to come off first. I want to take the diff cover > off anyway to drain the old oil out, so no big deal if I have to get in > there. ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
