14 bolt diff removal help

[haydenlloyd88]

Could someone give me a step by step on removing the diff from a 14 bolt rear?
Never done it before and don't want to mess anything up.

[Blazin40s]

Pull the cover off and remove the bolts holding the retaining clips off, then screw in the cylinders with the holes next to the carrier.  Then it should pull out.  Just remember where the adjusters were at when u pulled it

[Blazin40s]

Gotta pull the axle shafts first tho

[haydenlloyd88]

Gotta pull the axle shafts first tho

Do the axle shatlfta gotta come all the way out? What do I do with the drum brakes?

[haydenlloyd88]

Shafts*

[Blazin40s]

Just pull the shafts out a foot or so.  And u leave the drums alone.  I assume yer talkin about a 14ff?

[haydenlloyd88]

Just pull the shafts out a foot or so.  And u leave the drums alone.  I assume yer talkin about a 14ff?

Correct

[Blazin40s]

Real easy man.  Just gotta put it back the exact same way to keep the pinion lined up with the ring gear.  Also should be an articke on www.pirate4x4.com in the 14 bolt bible

[Boggen Joe]

Yep easy
1 pull diff cover off
2 pull both axle shafts out a ft or more
3 pull the 2 little two prong clips
4 pull the two retaining clips
5 turn the two cams on side of carrier till carrier comes out ( count the turns )
That's bout it

[haydenlloyd88]

thanks for the help guys

[OHEARN.2012]

i fu%$&*% up hard when i did mine i didnt keep track of the turns should i be worried

[haydenlloyd88]

i fu%$&*% up hard when i did mine i didnt keep track of the turns should i be worried

see this is why i asked questions cuz i woulda done something like that,
i usually mess things up when i try to feel my way through things

[OHEARN.2012]

i fu%$&*% up hard when i did mine i didnt keep track of the turns should i be worried

see this is why i asked questions cuz i woulda done something like that,
i usually mess things up when i try to feel my way through things

well actually yes i did count them but i had the diff out for so long that i just forgot the amount of turns

[BIG DOG]

get a paint marker  

[haydenlloyd88]

i fu%$&*% up hard when i did mine i didnt keep track of the turns should i be worried

see this is why i asked questions cuz i woulda done something like that,
i usually mess things up when i try to feel my way through things

well actually yes i did count them but i had the diff out for so long that i just forgot the amount of turns

been there, done that brother

[black07ss]

i fu%$&*% up hard when i did mine i didnt keep track of the turns should i be worried

see this is why i asked questions cuz i woulda done something like that,
i usually mess things up when i try to feel my way through things

well actually yes i did count them but i had the diff out for so long that i just forgot the amount of turns

The purpose of the cams is to take up the slack or "runout" between the ring and the pinion. If you have forgotten the number of turns all u need is a dial indicator (and magnetic base) and adjust so there is only about .008" of runout between  them.

[Blazin40s]

If its not adjusted properly you'll mess up the gear