I'm trying to remove the diff shaft from the transmission, I want to take the while front driver side driveshaft out with the diff still attached, I have already removed the ds from the wheel hub but want the while thing out without removing the pin. It is a legacy gx 91 manual Trans, cheers

I believe that stub shaft is held in with a circle spring clip.  You could try a pry bar between the inner CV Joint and trans, or put the axle nut back on and then use the strut/rotor as a slide hammer and try to pop it out.  you may pull the inner CV joint apart if it's spring clip pops first.

 

I've done it both ways at the yards.

why can't you knock the roll pin out?  that's the easy way.

 

doing what you're saying...if it's even possible...would take many hours, days for a new person and requires disassembling the transmission:

 

remove the entire transmission

remove the rear tail section of the transmission from the main case - about 2 dozen bolts

separate the rear and front sections of the transmission

split the transmission case halves....which will be really fun since you're leaving an axle still attached....and try to get access to the circlips inside the front diff that hold the stubby shafts in place - i doubt it's possible but i've certainly never tried.

how you go about pulling the case half with the axle passing through it and still attached to the differential and remove the circlip i'm not sure - but you might be able to video tape it and charge a $1 per view.

 

an alternative method might be too:

 

1.  source a case from a used transmission - a core with blown guts, they'd be cheap

2.  go at the front bellhousing of the trans with reckless enraged fury and create a huge hole through it so you can remove the circlip

3.  transplant all your guts into the trans case from step #1

I've done it both ways at the yards.

 

on a manual transmission you've gotten the axles to pop out of the center diff?

some are held in place by a circlip - the kind requiring like snap ring pliers.  i thought it was all manual transmissions...maybe it's only certain ones?

 

automatics have the spring clips that just pop in and out.

pic of the circlip i was referring to in this thread, post #48 I think:

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/110957-question-about-gearing-370vs390vs411vs444/page-2

Edited December 2, 201411 yr by grossgary

????

 

if you knock the pin out and remove the axle, there's still a stub-shaft in the diff.

 

I guess I don't understand what you're trying to do exactly.

You can not remove the stub shaft on a manual trans. It's held in by a c clip which requires disassembly of the trans in order to remove.

 

Knock the pin out and slide the axle off.