half shaft replacment

[johnr]

ok this sounded easy enough but im stumped. a year and a half ago when I put the lift on the front I got a bit close to the CV joint boot with a torch. needless to say it has finely given up the ghost and is howeling pretty good. so I got together a new drivers side shaft and a new wheel bearing and set out 2 nights ago to replace the said shaft.
well so far I have everything off and out with the exception of the inner joint cup. I can not get it out of the dif to save my life. am I missing something? is there a C clip on the inside? so far I have tried prying from the back of the cup, crow bars and hammers, pickle forks and the last straw was tonight I borrowed a large slide hammer from Tymac but still have not gotten it to budge. the jeep is an 06 limited with the 4.7 engine.

[pjmjr508]

I had the same issue when I snapped mine in half at the joint. I could not get it out for the life of me, so I ended up use a 3k winch on the front of my friends cub cadet tractor & it popped right out. there is no C clip holding it in there (as one that needs to be removed), just a royal PITFA.
Hope this helps some

[07JeepXK]

The cv shaft does have a c-clip on it that holds it in the front differential.

[johnr]

The cv shaft does have a c-clip on it that holds it in the front differential.
are you referring to the "wire " ring in the groove at the end of the shaft? this dose not require opening the cover to get to it correct ?

[Gulf550]

07JeepXK is right. There is a clip that holds it in place. You do not have to pull the diff cover to remove the axle. It is a pain in the butt to remove it some times.

[johnr]

thanks guys. I guess I need to see a man about a Cub then:D. ill keep you posted

[johnr]

well I don't know anyone with a cub tractor or a 3k winch but then it occurred to me that I have this in the drive
https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2014/07/P7120109-1.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/user/johnrlowstetter/media/fuel%20pump/P7120109.jpg.html)
https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2014/07/P7120106-1.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/user/johnrlowstetter/media/fuel%20pump/P7120106.jpg.html)
https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2014/07/P7120110-1.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/user/johnrlowstetter/media/fuel%20pump/P7120110.jpg.html)
id like to say this worked but at the risk of pulling the XK off the jack stands I backed it off.
I have given up im putting it back together and taking it to the shop on Monday.
im hanging my head in shame but life it to damn short

[pjmjr508]

yours is really stuck, let us know what the shop says.

[johnr]

it will be going over today. to make matters worse as I was working on it I shifted the t-case into neutral thinking it would be easier to turn the shaft as I tried to remove it. now it wont shift back into gear, it just tells me 4wd needs service (no****)
thank god I have AAA

[07JeepXK]

it will be going over today. to make matters worse as I was working on it I shifted the t-case into neutral thinking it would be easier to turn the shaft as I tried to remove it. now it wont shift back into gear, it just tells me 4wd needs service (no****)
thank god I have AAA

You put the t-case in neutral or the transmission in neutral?

[johnr]

You put the t-case in neutral or the transmission in neutral?
I had put the t-case in neutral. it seems that once it did not register the half shaft it would not let it re-engage.
anyhow got everything up and running again. the guy at the shop just had a bigger slide hammer than me. he used a die grinder and a cut off disc to cut a hole in the stub shaft so he could get the hook of his "frame starighening" slide hammer hooked on the inside getting a more direct straight pull on the shaft. the next thing was to hook 2 bungee cords to the shaft. this he told me was to keep tension on the stub shaft so after he hit it it would kind of set up a rocking motion until the ring clip finally collapsed and come out. he did say it took about 5 minutes of hammering before it came out. once the shaft was reinstalled the t-case connected up with no problem.

[pjmjr508]

glad to hear it worked out.