#5759, "How do you get the retaining pin out of the differential" Oct-05-06 04:28 AM by GorkoRacing
Ok I've got a slip in lsd and am going to put it in if i can ever get the damn retaining pin out so i can take out the diff pin. How do you go about removing it. I don't have a factory service manual and couldnt find anything with 2gnt's search other than "remove the retaining pin". Does it require an allen or torx wrench and you screw it out or do you have to tap/pound it out as well like the diff pin? Its just flat at the top but I couldnt see down in the small hole at the bottom last night very well. Anyone know off the top of their head how to get it out?
The SID i'm using is in another differential right now but the spider gears are shot so i'm gonna get my gears ground flat and put the lsd into mine. The lsd is pushing against the top and bottom gears right now so how do i compress it to get it out? Will it just come out when i get the diff pin out? And when putting it back in are there any tricks/tips? I just wanna go ahead and ask that now before i possibly get stuck later. Is there a writeup somewhere on installing one of these SIDs? I saw 2 links but they were both no longer working.
Thanks in advance.
Edit: here's what i'm doing. Trying to put this SID:
into my stock diff when i get the damn pin out and have the spider gears machined flat