differential "C" CLIP

[jeffs S/A]

Hi to all. Are both yokes coming out of the diff. have c clips on them ? When I pulled the half shafts off, I noticed I could pull the right side out but knot the left. Any thoughts? Thanks

 

[69MyWay]

Sounds like your clip has fallen off, or been mashed up in there. Chances are your side yokes are damaged as well.

 

[JohnZ]

The inner ends of the yokes are case-hardened where they ride on the VERY hard pinion shaft; when they wear through the case-hardening, the wear accelerates dramatically, and eventually wears the end of the yoke right to the groove for the "C"-clip, which then falls into the bottom of the diff.

Two cures - either reconditioned yokes with a hardened "button" added to the inboard end, or new yokes from International Axle & Manufacturing. In either case, it's rebuild time for the diff, as all those metal shavings don't do any good for the gears, bearings, and Posi clutch plates.