Inner axle shaft fixin

[Jobi-Wan Kenobi]

@Fless in that first picture the shaft definitely isn't centered. I can hold it up and push in and feel it touching something and kind of eyeball it to where it seems to be centered. But when I took the picture it was in a spot where it really has a quite of play (the radial and axial play inwas referring to).

I did not compare the new cir clip to the old one. On observation I made though was that the new cir clip fit fairly snug around the shaft. There was no squish to it where it would compress to go through a bore. Could the wire diameter of the cir clip be a little big and causing issues? I don't have the new cir clip with me to compare to the old one, but I'm thinking going and picking up another new one. I can compare those. But I got the first one from the local GM dealer. The guy looked up the part from my VIN.

@George B I wish I had seen your comment before I pulled the shaft. I had already left though and gone back home for the week.

Couple questions though. Does the orientation of the needle bearing matter for the shaft and cir clip to fit through? The cir clip that I have now has gotten a bit beat up from me trying to knock the shaft in so I'm figuring getting a new one. Should I be at all concerned with the needle bearing?

 

[George B]

@Fless in that first picture the shaft definitely isn't centered. I can hold it up and push in and feel it touching something and kind of eyeball it to where it seems to be centered. But when I took the picture it was in a spot where it really has a quite of play (the radial and axial play inwas referring to).

I did not compare the new cir clip to the old one. On observation I made though was that the new cir clip fit fairly snug around the shaft. There was no squish to it where it would compress to go through a bore. I don't have the new cir clip with me to compare to the old one, but I'm thinking going and picking up another new one. I can compare those. But I got the first one from the local GM dealer. The guy looked up the part from my VIN.

@George B I wish I had seen your comment before I pulled the shaft. I had already left though and gone back home for the week.

Couple questions though. Does the orientation of the needle bearing matter for the shaft and cir clip to fit through? The cir clip that I have now has gotten a bit beat up from me trying to knock the shaft in so I'm figuring getting a new one. Should I be at all concerned with the needle bearing?

Just roll that needle bearing around with your finger and make sure it is smooth.

 

[MassHoe04]

Can you go back to using the old circle clip? If it fit before, maybe it is what you need to make what you have fit now...
I always hang onto stuff until I know I am all set. I have dug too many things out of the bottom of a smelly trash barrel, so now I just keep the old things in the box until I am done!

 

[Jobi-Wan Kenobi]

@MassHoe04 i still have the old one. I don't trust trying to reuse it though.

 

[George B]

@915_Tahoe what is the part number for the left stub shaft retainer ring?

 

[Jobi-Wan Kenobi]

@George B the part number i got was 26056600.

 

[OR VietVet]

I see that part number at RA but in a pack of 10. Is the new lock ring the EXACT diameter of the old lock ring?

When you lay the old on the new, is the old "all still there"? If so, make sure the sprung position is the same and try the old lock ring.

 

[Fless]

@George B the part number i got was 26056600.

That should be the one. It's what GMPartsGiant shows for my '04.

 

[915_Tahoe]

@915_Tahoe what is the part number for the left stub shaft retainer ring?

Whats the vin#

 

[Jobi-Wan Kenobi]

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