Topic: Problem with spider gear removal...

[prang11]

I am in the process of putting 5.29s and a lock rite in my rear dif.  I have it all torn down except for the spider gear on the ring gear side of the carrier.  For some reason the damn thing will not just slide out like the other side did.  It should just slide right out from what I understand.  Has anyone else had this problem?  Am I just being retardedand not seeing something?  Please give me ideas.

Thanks guys
Andrew

[prang11 [OP]]

Oh and its a toyota 8".  For anyone that may be as confused as I am. 

[Hyena]

Beat it with a hammer.  I should come off.

[vaj70cruiser]

how do you take the spider gear from the case???

[vaj70cruiser]

how do i remove the pinion? i need to get the spider gear out...4cyl. 8"

[Duffil]

uhm...1: remove carrier. 2: Remove pinion. 

[vaj70cruiser]

dude is pretty hard to get the pinion slid off the case...i try with a hammer but it didn't even move a bit...i see a small hole beside or on the side of the carries and the spider gear case, is there anything holding the pinion from getting out??? umm....

[Hyena]

There is a pin in that hole that goes throught the pinion shaft holding the top and bottom spider gears inplace.  You need to nock that pin out and the pinion shaft should slide out, if it doesn't then tap it with a punch and hammer.

[prang11 [OP]]

So I plaid with the carrier for a while and realised that it is junk.  I got the carrier from a friend and he had blown the spider gears up.  There must be some worpage or metal shards stuck inbetween the gear and the carrier.  So I am just going to use the carrier out of the front axle of my truck.  Now I just have to wait for tommorow so I can go buy a brass drift to get the 3 out of 12 cone washers that are being stuborn.  God I hate cone washers.