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**1project2many** · 05-20-2013, 07:34 AM

You're sure the splines are engaging? It can take a bit of trial and error to get the axle into the side gears. There's a huge amount of leverage working against you.

Remove bearings and install axle into installed diff to ensure it goes in far enough. If axle goes into spline ok, and goes into bearing ok, and bearing goes into housing ok, then you probably aren't getting things lined up correctly.

05-20-2013, 07:34 AM	#7
1project2many Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Lakes Region NH Posts: 3,217	Re: Rear Wheel Bearing Problem You're sure the splines are engaging? It can take a bit of trial and error to get the axle into the side gears. There's a huge amount of leverage working against you. Remove bearings and install axle into installed diff to ensure it goes in far enough. If axle goes into spline ok, and goes into bearing ok, and bearing goes into housing ok, then you probably aren't getting things lined up correctly. Last edited by 1project2many; 05-20-2013 at 07:42 AM.