tips/tricks for axle shaft replacement?

[46Tbird]

It's a real simple job. I just want to x2 the point made about the little screw that holds the spider gear shaft in place. That sumbitch is small, and it's held in with Loctite from the factory, so there is sometimes nothing you can do about breaking it. Especially after 15 years of heat cycles. Otherwise, it's straightforward and should take about 30 minutes to an hour for your first time.

[MattB]

Tim I'll come help you tomorrow or Sunday if you want. Send me a text or email. Consider it your wedding present! lol

[CWO]

Tim I'll come help you tomorrow or Sunday if you want. Send me a text or email. Consider it your wedding present! lol

haha, thanks man. Gonna try and do it tomorrow morning before it gets too hot.

[CWO]

Thanks guys

[CWO]

Fuck you Ford.

I'm guessing this bolt should be longer since I removed it and I can't slide the retaining pin out.




So now what?

[petyweestraw]

Yup bout two inches. Next time give the main pin that holds in place a couple light taps on both sides to stop that from breaking.

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[petyweestraw]

Now you may get my lucky and can use a pick to back the broken piece out if its loose. Take a while but works. If not you will need to drill a small hole in it and use an ease out. Or take a long screw and tap it into the whole you just drilled and slowly work the pin out. I have the ease out kit for that exact problem somewhere. I used to do a lot of rear diff work

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[petyweestraw]

I've had on not come out with a ease out kit. Drill the screw out ass much as I could. Then banged out the retainer pin. Was shoeless it worked and didn't hurt anything. Good luck.

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[CWO]

Got a reverse drill and screw retractor set and new bolt from Oreillys. I'll post up the results.

[petyweestraw]

The reverse bit should work. It bites into the metal and backs it out. If that don't work then screw extractor should get it.

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[CWO]

The reverse bit should work. It bites into the metal and backs it out. If that don't work then screw extractor should get it.

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Works on paper. The drill head is too thick and it won't allow me to get the drill parallel with the remaining part of the bolt/hole.

[fordracing19]

I have always been able to use a pick or punch and back it out then use a magnet.

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[Reefer Rae]

The removal kit includes a long ass bit so you can get parallel with it . Try using a 90 degree pick to back it out , about 75 % of the time that's how I remove them .

[CWO]

Yep. This sucks pretty bad. What a terrible design. Lol

I was able to use the left hand drill bit, but it went in at a slight angle so now it won't bite at all. I probably shave some threads from the side of the hole too. Awesome.

[CWO]

The removal kit includes a long ass bit so you can get parallel with it . Try using a 90 degree pick to back it out , about 75 % of the time that's how I remove them .

Sweet. The kit I bought has short ass bits. I think it's too late for the 90 degree pick trick. It's pretty mangled now.