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Jul 8, 2007 | 06:39 AM

94fordlover

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ok i have an 8.8 rear end in my truck on my 94 ford. When trying to take teh carrier bolt out to get the pin it, it snapped in the carrier. I cant get a drill in there to take it out without hurting the carrier. What can I do? Any way of getting the rear end gears out? Am I going to have to get a new carrier?

Jul 8, 2007 | 07:22 AM

subford

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If all of the threads came out with it you can try a magnet down the hole or stick a welding rod down the hole and arc it to the bolt and pull it out.

I had a GM in the other day with the same problem and I had to cut it out with a die grinder with a cutting wheel on it to get the large pin out so I could get the axles out. And yes I had to replace the center carrier.

Jul 8, 2007 | 07:27 AM

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the threads are still in there on the bolt. it just broke just before the threads. The bolt only broke at the head. So i basiclly have to cut the pinion?

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Jul 8, 2007 | 07:47 AM

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the threads are still in there on the bolt. it just broke just before the threads. The bolt only broke at the head. So i basiclly have to cut the pinion?

You have to get the Pinion Shaft out to get the U-Washers off to get the axles out to remove the carrier.

When the bolt breaks most of the time the Pinion Shaft has turned a little locking the bolt in place.

You can post over in the rear end forum as this problem has been posted before and I think one guy got it out.
You can also do a search there.

Jul 8, 2007 | 08:01 AM

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What are you refering to when you say carrier and pin? What carrier, what pin?

Do you mean rear axle differential case, where the ring gear bolts on?

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Jul 8, 2007 | 08:21 AM

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What are you refering to when you say carrier and pin? What carrier, what pin?

Do you mean rear axle differential case, where the ring gear bolts on?

I took it he meant the lock bolt for the Pinion Shaft.
But I guess you already knew the way I took it.

Jul 8, 2007 | 08:33 AM

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I took it he meant the lock bolt for the Pinion Shaft.
But I guess you already knew the way I took it.

That's what I thought, thx. There are two different pinion shafts, it depends on the axle code. But there's only one lock pin.

D8BZ-4241-B .. Lock Pin, Differential Pinion Shaft.

Why does Ford call it a pin, when it's a threaded bolt? Dunno.