A leak on the parking brake passenger side

[CountryBoy19]

Did the new seal you installed work ok with the grooved axle shaft?

Don't know, new axles at $90 each is cheap insurance that I won't have to tear it apart again.

 

[89Suburban]

Don't know, new axles at $90 each is cheap insurance that I won't have to tear it apart again.

That is very cheap. Where did you find a deal like that?

 

[watuzi]

You probably need like a 1/4 mm more space to get the c-clips out right? Have someone push in on the axle with all their might, maybe even use a prybar dug into the ground or something for leverage. You just need to move it a hair to get the clip out.

Yep, just a goddamn hair is all I need, thanks for the suggestion.

 

[watuzi]

This is an even better video on installing the spider gears. Just imagine doing it under the vehicle, instead of on a table.

 

[CountryBoy19]

That is very cheap. Where did you find a deal like that?

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/MGR-12479285

When I bought them they were $96 each and Summit was running a "buy $250 get $25 off, buy $500 get $50 off" promo. With all the seals, bearings, new Eaton True-Trac diff, etc I had $750+ in parts so I placed 2 orders, 1 just over $500 and the other just over $250. My rear axle is all new except the tube/housing, and the R&P.

 

[watuzi]

Sorry for the late update, but here goes. My mechanic got the c-clips out by widening the c-clips with a snap ring plier and then using a screwdriver and mallet to push out the c-clips. That's why I'm not a mechanic, I got no brains.

 

[89Suburban]

Sorry for the late update, but here goes. My mechanic got the c-clips out by widening the c-clips with a snap ring plier and then using a screwdriver and mallet to push out the c-clips. That's why I'm not a mechanic, I got no brains.

That's interesting I thought the c-clips were solid steel. SO it wasn't the axle wasn't pushed in far enough, the clips were bent closed???? A BFH saves the day? Did you get new clips or re-uses the old ones?

 

[CountryBoy19]

That's interesting I thought the c-clips were solid steel. SO it wasn't the axle wasn't pushed in far enough, the clips were bent closed???? A BFH saves the day? Did you get new clips or re-uses the old ones?

They normally are solid steel. Only snap ring pliers I could see even coming close to bending a c-clip is the big 20" handle ones used for the big (6"+) rings in transmissions etc.

 

[89Suburban]

They normally are solid steel. Only snap ring pliers I could see even coming close to bending a c-clip is the big 20" handle ones used for the big (6"+) rings in transmissions etc.

I dunno I never heard of this having to spread the c-clip open on a differential thing my whole backyard mechanic career.

 

[swathdiver]

They normally are solid steel. Only snap ring pliers I could see even coming close to bending a c-clip is the big 20" handle ones used for the big (6"+) rings in transmissions etc.

He put on point on each end of the clip and gave it a whalloping with a mallet I reckon! Something gave way and it may not have been the c-clip, just might have pushed the axle in enough with a good whack.