Subject: Re: Dana 36 Guru's step inside by PeteK on 2009/3/2 15:18:00
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CentralCoaster wrote: Pete, how do you get those cursed C-clips off of the stub axles? I believe those come out, then the stub axles slide out.
I've taken diffs apart, but none with a posi before. I looked at the inside of mine and scratched my head then took it to the shop.
I did purchase a kit and bearings for the rebuild, but I don't recall if the side bearings were part of the kit or not. I had the ones on my workbench for 2 years before I threw them away finally.
John, I have the entire 84 service manual on CD, didn't I give you that already?
The clips are a bitch. I have a stout set of lock ring pliers to get the snap ring started.Then, I use a small, bent pick to get behind the snap ring. Then, I rotate the axle to "unwind" the snap ring from the groove. If you do it any other way, the snap ring breaks. A pack of replacement selective snap rings run $70, last time I checked, so that would ruin the day.
