rear diff and axels, how to remove?

[gazzy2000]

yip i used the search first

Working on a 95 GT wagon

Question - do you have to undo the big nut on the outer rear CVs, and remove the whole shaft/axel to get the diff out?

To get the gear box and front axels out i just popped the pins on both inners and dropped the suspenion/hub on one side and they slide off p1ss easy, the rear inner CVs dont have pins??

Whats the easiest way to get the rear axels and diff off?

cheers

[GregNZ101]

32mm socket, but need to do it with the wheels on, just knock the center caps out

[Guest loren]

The rear inner CVs are held in the diff by circlips. just give them a good pull and they should come out.

you'll have to remove the bolt that secures the knuckle to the arm... them pull on the knuckle

to get the cvs out.

diff comes out when you remove all the bolts that hold it in pretty easy really.

[GregNZ101]

Getting the diff out is easy, getting it back in when you only have the car on jack stands is hard, as it’s quite heavy.

Best to con a mate into helping to put it back in.

[gazzy2000]

cheers fellas, wil get a 32mm tomorrow

[Guest boostin]

And pray the CV's aren't seized in the hubs. Give them a good drench of CRC now.

[Guest]

I dont bother undoing the rear cv's. I just unbolt the diff and pry the cv's so there loose in the diff and lower the diff then there is enough room to pull the cv's out one by one.

[Guest boostin]

But I think the axles are sold with the diff...??

[Guest]

 boostin said:

But I think the axles are sold with the diff...??

Say what?? ???

[gazzy2000]

ahhh, i just popped of the inner CVs, they came real easy

Have already dropped one side suspension and hub, so that will give me the play i need.

Thanks alot

[Guest boostin]

I was thinking it's the Legacy he's wrecking, so maybe the diff and axles were sold.

[gazzy2000]

 boostin said:

I was thinking it's the Legacy he's wrecking, so maybe the diff and axles were sold.

not sure what you mean man?? am removing all the manual conversion parts to sell as a kit

[Guest boostin]

Ah ok. So the axles don't actually need to come out?

[gazzy2000]

 boostin said:

Ah ok. So the axles don't actually need to come out?

Nah, dosent look like it

[gazzy2000]

 gazzy2000']

[quote name='boostin said:

Ah ok. So the axles don't actually need to come out?

/quote]

Nah, dosent look like it

tell ya in a sec

[gazzy2000]

cool, so the steps i did were:

Obviously the drive shaft is off at this point.

- undid the two bottom strut bolts on one side of the car to make the hub and axel move free-ish (prolly not essential but gives more play for CV to slide)

- lever both inner CVs off the diff (they just pop off)

- start undoing all the bolts that mounts the diff

- Leave a couple of bolts on and use trolly jack to take the weight

- with all bolts undone lower jack slowly, pause to lever the CVs off more

- make sure no mounting bolts are stopping the diff being lowered

- lower the rest of the way, and shimmy the diff around the get the CVs off

[madmike]

Dude.... The left rear inner boot is totally farked.... LOL...

[Swindog]

How do those diff seals work? They just pop out with a screw driver? Need to replace my rear left one.

[gazzy2000]

 madmike said:

Dude.... The left rear inner boot is totally farked.... LOL...

sure is, so was one of the front ones.

This is a car i brought damaged and am parting out so its no biggy to me

[kamineko]

plug up the holes in the diff with rags or the cv's themselves... oil seems to leak out when you least suspect it and man it stinks.

also, try the handbrake when undoing the axle nuts. failing that, get someone to stand on the brakes.

failing that, proceed to destroy your breaker bar, curse lots and give up

[funkytown]

yer concur, both my sti and the RS i stripped down had that rear one destroyed.