Jeff, > Thanks, for the help with the '65 Cutlass axle question I had yesterday. > Well now I am trying to hunt down that pinion retaining bolt since I > busted mine in half removing it when it didnt need to in the first place. > Also I am in Japan so I cant go to the local auto store, wish I could. > The last post mentioned that Chris W might have some? I have checked the > internet with no luck, any help?
The problem is, I hope, you are calling the bolt you need by the wrong name. There is no "pinion retaining bolt." The pinion gear is in the front of the center section. It drives the ring gear. It mounts through the nose of the center section with a very large nut that threads onto the end of the pinion. You can't break that. Well, I guess one could, but then they would be in very big trouble. Can you describe exactly where the bolt goes that you broke? Milton Schick 1964 442 Cutlass [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Infinite Space Systems, Inc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 11:39 AM Subject: Re: 65 Cutlass AXLES > 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]
