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chillware · 08-07-2009, 12:49 PM

So I'm tearing down my rear end for a rebuild and I can't get the 3rd member out..

It's a 12 bolt out of my '66 C10. I've got the main caps off, I pulled the large pin out that goes through the spider gears. That literally took me an hour of hammering to get out because it was worn/swelled/locked/rusted in there.

The axles are also out..

I just can't get the third member to budge.. do i just need to get a bigger pry bar and some more muscle behind it?

I can tell that moisture has been in there before, there is a good amount of pitting on the teeth of the ring gear.

Am I missing something else that's holding it in? I don't see any thing else that could be other that it could be rusted in to place..

Thanks for your help!

*ImportThis* · 08-07-2009, 01:15 PM

git a LONG pry bar, and ideally someone else to hold the third member, and pry on it. some rear ends i do, it takes me and my boss both with 4 ft. prybars to pry a carrier out. if the carrier has the holes on the sides, bout 1" round, pry one side and then the other. Hope this helps

daverod · 08-07-2009, 02:55 PM

So this is one of those times you don't need a bigger hammer?

mike73 · 08-07-2009, 04:51 PM

Its one of those He-Man Butcher things. They have case spreadders for those tough ones. All the ones Ive ever messed with just fell out.

**Captainfab** · 08-08-2009, 12:09 AM

Yeah sometimes they are stuck in there pretty good, Like was already posted, a good pry bar and another person is a good idea. Someone to catch the carrier and help and try and keep track of which shims came from what side.

chillware · 08-08-2009, 12:31 AM

Got it out! I went to Harbor Freight and got a nice long pry bar for $6 .. me and a buddy pry'd it right out, no problems..

Thanks!

duallyjams · 08-08-2009, 07:33 AM

Any time you can find a reason to buy tools is a good thing.

daverod · 08-08-2009, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chillware

Got it out! I went to Harbor Freight and got a nice long pry bar for $6 .. me and a buddy pry'd it right out, no problems..

Thanks!

Way to go.

I love hf. Went there the other day got a $30 creeper board for $15.

08-07-2009, 12:49 PM	#1
chillware Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 247	Stuck 3rd member .. any ideas? So I'm tearing down my rear end for a rebuild and I can't get the 3rd member out.. It's a 12 bolt out of my '66 C10. I've got the main caps off, I pulled the large pin out that goes through the spider gears. That literally took me an hour of hammering to get out because it was worn/swelled/locked/rusted in there. The axles are also out.. I just can't get the third member to budge.. do i just need to get a bigger pry bar and some more muscle behind it? I can tell that moisture has been in there before, there is a good amount of pitting on the teeth of the ring gear. Am I missing something else that's holding it in? I don't see any thing else that could be other that it could be rusted in to place.. Thanks for your help!

08-07-2009, 01:15 PM	#2
ImportThis Account Suspended Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Paris, Tx Posts: 16	Re: Stuck 3rd member .. any ideas? git a LONG pry bar, and ideally someone else to hold the third member, and pry on it. some rear ends i do, it takes me and my boss both with 4 ft. prybars to pry a carrier out. if the carrier has the holes on the sides, bout 1" round, pry one side and then the other. Hope this helps

08-07-2009, 02:55 PM	#3
daverod SSN 706 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pocatello Idaho Posts: 3,821	Re: Stuck 3rd member .. any ideas? So this is one of those times you don't need a bigger hammer? __________________ Daverods 64 C10 Daily driver 292 3 speed "Driver" Daverods 66 Build C10 Bags 350/350(On Hold) Daverods 52 Build 3100 S10 chassis,Bags, 350/700r4 "Click it" Last edited by daverod; 08-07-2009 at 02:55 PM.

08-07-2009, 04:51 PM	#4
mike73 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Los Lunas NewMexico Posts: 60	Re: Stuck 3rd member .. any ideas? Its one of those He-Man Butcher things. They have case spreadders for those tough ones. All the ones Ive ever messed with just fell out.

08-08-2009, 12:09 AM	#5
Captainfab 60-66 Nut Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Posts: 23,252	Re: Stuck 3rd member .. any ideas? Yeah sometimes they are stuck in there pretty good, Like was already posted, a good pry bar and another person is a good idea. Someone to catch the carrier and help and try and keep track of which shims came from what side. __________________ Power Steering Box Adapter Plates For Sale HERE Power Brake Booster Adapter Brackets For Sale '63-'66 HERE and '67-'72 HERE and '60-'62 HERE and "60-'62 with clutch HERE Rear Disc Brake Brackets For Sale. Impala SS calipers HERE Camaro Calipers HERE D52 Calipers HERE 6 Lug HERE Hydroboost Mounting Plates HERE

08-08-2009, 12:31 AM	#6
chillware Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 247	Re: Stuck 3rd member .. any ideas? Got it out! I went to Harbor Freight and got a nice long pry bar for $6 .. me and a buddy pry'd it right out, no problems.. Thanks!

08-08-2009, 07:33 AM	#7
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