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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?
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Originally Posted by 94fordlover
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?
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.
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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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Originally Posted by 94fordlover
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?
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.
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Originally Posted by 94fordlover
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?
Do you mean rear axle differential case, where the ring gear bolts on?
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
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?
Do you mean rear axle differential case, where the ring gear bolts on?
But I guess you already knew the way I took it.
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Originally Posted by subford
I took it he meant the lock bolt for the Pinion Shaft.
But I guess you already knew the way I took it.
But I guess you already knew the way I took it.
D8BZ-4241-B .. Lock Pin, Differential Pinion Shaft.
Why does Ford call it a pin, when it's a threaded bolt? Dunno.
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It has a Head and threads to retain it, but then about 2 inches of smooth pin (3/16) that goes through the pinion pin (3/4),......to retain the pinion pin.
Probably should be called "Threaded self retaining pinion pin retaining pin"
Probably should be called "Threaded self retaining pinion pin retaining pin"
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