Need axle help??

[seadog]

I was going to install my locking hubs and took the dust cover off the end of the axle.Then I took the c clip out and that was it I couldn't get any farther into it!!!What do I need to do next?Oh and I am redoing my T-case w/ part-time kit and was wondering how you get those big c clips off?They dont have a little hole or nothing to grab! :confused:

[kyjman]

Go but some mechanics picks. They're sold in sets and are the only way to go when getting those c-clips out. You'll need snap ring pliers also. You just have to find the end of the c-clip, and pry and play with it until you get that end loose then it comes right out.

Good luck

[ June 15, 2003, 09:12 AM: Message edited by: kyjman ]

[Crazy_Jeepman]

The big C-Clips have ends on them that will allow you to get a small screwdriver or awl under it and pry it out. The front hub has a larger snap ring, the diameter of the hub itself, this ring needs to be removed to get the drive gear out. In the link below I have the diagram of the front hub, the ring that you need to remove is not shown for some reason!

D44 Front Hub Diagram (http://www.crazy-jeepman.com/images/frontd44hub.JPG)

[seadog]

It looks like my problem is the drive gear.I can,t pull it out!I cant get anything in there to pry it out either.Looks like it should just come right off though.

[kyjman]

Theres a little phillips head screw on mine that has to come off also. You should have that off, and the snap ring off, and the c-ring that is on the inside wall of the hub. If you dont have all of them off the drive gear cant come out. Also sometimes the lube creates a suction and its got to be broken and the drive gear will slide out. Good luck again.

[Stuka]

dont forget the outer most snap ring, its very easy to look over.

[Langdon]

Originally posted by seadog:
It looks like my problem is the drive gear.I can,t pull it out!I cant get anything in there to pry it out either.Looks like it should just come right off though.Seadog: What vehicle are you working on? What axle? You should create a signature for the bottom of you posts that states that.

Is the tire off the ground? If not it could just be bound up...

Originally posted by Crazy_Jeepman:
The big C-Clips have ends on them that will allow you to get a small screwdriver or awl under it and pry it out. The front hub has a larger snap ring, the diameter of the hub itself, this ring needs to be removed to get the drive gear out. In the link below I have the diagram of the front hub, the ring that you need to remove is not shown for some reason!

D44 Front Hub Diagram (http://www.crazy-jeepman.com/images/frontd44hub.JPG)My front axle doesn't have a big snap ring, just the one indicated in your diagram... :confused:

[seadog]

My vehicle is a 78 cherokee chief w/ D44 axles. Also there seems to be come slack on the drive gear on the splines,is this not good.I was going to put in new u-joints,hubs,bearings and seals.