Easier said than done! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

it really is not that bad. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Especially getting it back in, and ESPECIALLY if you try to do it by yourself! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/barf.gif" alt="" />

you need to bulk up skater boy. it isn't that heavy. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

Also- the driver's side stub shaft (ADD) is held in by a couple of small bolts, not a clip.

okay the outer half on the ADD side is not in with a clip. it has those huge torx bolts that you will strip if you do not put an impact to it to really get good contact on the head. the inner half still has the clip and you need to get it out.

You also have to disassemble the whole ADD mechanism, which can be a bit of a pain.

i did not have any trouble with this either. you just have to pay attention to how it fits together, so you can install it the same way.

A sturdy 7/16" socket can usually break the male Torx looking bolts loose (I bought a single 7/16 impact socket for just that purpose, the regular ones usually split).

HUH?? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> why not buy the right tool? i have torx bits that go that big. i got them in a kit at sears.

Then you have to pry the little tiny stub out of the diff. I use a couple of screwdrivers to do that, but again, its easier said than done.

slide hammer and jaw pullers.

If you're feeling queezy about it, bring the diff up to me and I'll help you. I've done a handful of them. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

quit scaring him. he can do it. but if you are offering, i'd be all over that. it is way faster when you know what the hell you are doing and two people makes it nicer. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />