Chevy Rear End

NELSON · #1 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008

Does Anyone Know How To Get The Differential Out Of The Rearend? I Know Someone Has Torn 1 Up In The Mud Or Pulling A Trailer.i Am Trying To Figure Out Wht Gears I Have.help! Way Off Topic!

socket17 · #2 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008

isnt there some where stamped on the axle a tag that tells you.. not sure if chevy does that but i know ford does.

NELSON · #3 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008

I DONT THINK IT would be on the axle. and even if IT WAS i cant get the axles out!
somehow they are attached to the differential,but i cant tell how.i removed the bearing caps and the pin that runs through the center of the diff. but they still wont come out

socket17 · #4 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008

ummm i know on some of the chevys you have to pull the axles out.. like take the tire off unbolt it there..
o and i didnt mean the axle it self i ment the outside.

NELSON · #5 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008

I HAVE ALL that shit off!the rear end is laying beside my truck! maybe when i get home and there is some daylight i can see something

2002shee · #6 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008

The axles may be held in with clips at the ends inside the diff.

NELSON · #7 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008

thats what i thought, i just cant find them bitches!i am gonna go home here in a bit and look at that shit.i think from now on i will keep my truck on the pavement!

2002shee · #8 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008

You have to take out the spider gear shaft first then the axles can be pushed in and then the clips can be removed.

NELSON · #9 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008

yea i got 1 out on my lunch break.thanks

wick · #10 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008

You have to take out the small pin which is an 8mm or a 5/16. That in turn releases the larger pin that keeps the axles pushed out. Then you need to push the axles in from the end, this allows room to remove the C-clip. Once the C-clip is removed you can pull the axle out of the rear end. To figure the gear ratio, count the ring gear teeth and count the pinion teeth. Then divide.That is your gear ratio. If you have a newer style truck like an '88 and up you have 3.73:1 gears. Thats the most common gear for that truck. If you plan to wheel this thing, get different rears. They are EXTREMELY weak. I have already spit a tooth out of my cover 4 times. I am getting sick of welding it up!!!HAHA

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