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    half shaft replacment

    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.

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    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
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    The cv shaft does have a c-clip on it that holds it in the front differential.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 07JeepXK View Post
    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 ?

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

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    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



    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

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnr View Post
    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?
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