<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Shouldn't be an issue. Bearing caps off? 😃</div><div><br></div><div>John<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On May 20, 2015, at 2:33 PM, Paul Kort <<a href="mailto:paulsdatsunstuff@gmail.com">paulsdatsunstuff@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div> Small, and It's a Nissan. 1969 Datsun Sport 1600, better know to most of us as a roadster.<br><br></div>Paul<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 3:46 PM, John Over <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jover4x4@aol.com" target="_blank">jover4x4@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Paul,</div><div><br></div><div>Sometimes the shims that preload the side bearings are tough to overcome, especially with little leverage. Upon install many differentials employ the use of a case spreader in order to set proper preload. You may want to try to find more leverage and pry out. With that being said you may need a case spreader to set proper bearing preload upon install. Is it a Dana axle and a large vehicle?</div><div><br></div><div>John Over<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On May 20, 2015, at 1:18 PM, Paul Kort via Datsun-roadsters <<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div> Since several of you have suggested that I pull the axles out before trying to get the carrier free, .....well, I did that already. Still stuck. As the saying goes, 'This ain't my first rodeo!'<br><br></div>Thanks,<br></div>Paul<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 3:02 PM, Gary Boone <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gboone70@yahoo.com" target="_blank">gboone70@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><span>Paul, </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>If you're trying to do what I think you're trying to do, you have to pull both axles out a few inches to disengage. </span></div><br> <blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16,16,255);margin-left:5px;margin-top:5px;padding-left:5px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Paul Kort via Datsun-roadsters <<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Roadster Stuff <<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, May 20, 2015 9:28 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Roadsters] Rear axle vs carrier?s<br> </font> </div> <div><br><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div> Working with a late model rear axle assembly, trying to remove the gear carrier assembly. It won't budge! Can't even drive a pry bar between the two housings. And it has been soaking up penetrating oil for a few days now.<br><br></div> Any hints on how to separate these two? I doubt they have been apart since the factory.<br><br></div>TIA,<br><br></div>Paul<br></div>Ohio<br></div></div><br>________________________________________<br><br><a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/gboone70@yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/gboone70@yahoo.com</a><br><br><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>
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