Jeff, >> Well a friend of mine who has dealt with many Chevy diffs says its an >> easy couple hour job so, why not. Well anyway to make a long story short >> he thought there were C clips on the axles and that I needed to remove >> the pinion and pinion retaining bolt and remove the gears to get to them, >> well we found out no C clips for Olds!
The first thing to always remember is that an Olds is ***not*** a Chevy. >> Any way I broke the retaining bolt and need a new one (any idea where to >> get one?) What do you mean by "pinion?" The pinion is the drive gear retained by a very large nut on the driveshaft yoke. The ring gear is the driven gear retained by 10 bolts on the differential case flange. The differential case is retained by 2 main caps with 2 bolts each into the axle housing center section. I'm not sure which retaining bolt you are referring to. >> and also more important how do I get the axles out? They will not budge, >> we used a slide hammer with a chain rapped through the holes in the hub >> and nothing. Is there a magic way to get them out? Joe Walters and Kerry Doyle below did an excellent job of explaining how to remove the rear axles. It's easier than on a Chevy (read as better than). Yes, follow Joe's advice. Slap your friend up the side of his head. > Sounds like quite the mess you got into. > To remove the axles all you have to do is remove the drums and remove the > 4 nuts that hold the axle flange to the backing plate and axle flange. > They slide out easy. No magic, no c clips. The rear cover doesn't need to > be removed. > Slap you Cheby friend in the head. lol > As where to get a new bolt, Chris W might have some. Or a place like > Randys Ring and Pinion, maybe a dealer? > Unbolt the retainers on the ends of the housing. Get > an axle puller (Auto Zone will loan one to you) and > jerk out the axles. Clean the axles, press off the old > bearings and retainers and press on the new bearings > and retainers. > > Next remove the old axle seals and replace them with > new ones. You will need a seal puller or a slide > hammer with an attachment. The seals are pressed in > the end of the axle housing. The best way to press > them back in is to find a socket that is rhe right > diameter and hammer them back into the axle tubes. > Put everything back together and drive off Couldn't have said it any better myself. You still on Okinawa? Milton Schick 1964 442 Cutlass [EMAIL PROTECTED]
