Stuck 3rd member .. any ideas?
 

So I'm tearing down my rear end for a rebuild and I can't get the 3rd member out..

It's a 12 bolt out of my '66 C10. I've got the main caps off, I pulled the large pin out that goes through the spider gears. That literally took me an hour of hammering to get out because it was worn/swelled/locked/rusted in there.

The axles are also out..

I just can't get the third member to budge.. do i just need to get a bigger pry bar and some more muscle behind it?

I can tell that moisture has been in there before, there is a good amount of pitting on the teeth of the ring gear.

Am I missing something else that's holding it in? I don't see any thing else that could be other that it could be rusted in to place..

Thanks for your help!

Re: Stuck 3rd member .. any ideas?
 

git a LONG pry bar, and ideally someone else to hold the third member, and pry on it. some rear ends i do, it takes me and my boss both with 4 ft. prybars to pry a carrier out. if the carrier has the holes on the sides, bout 1" round, pry one side and then the other. Hope this helps

Re: Stuck 3rd member .. any ideas?
 

So this is one of those times you don't need a bigger hammer? :lol:

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Its one of those He-Man Butcher things. They have case spreadders for those tough ones. All the ones Ive ever messed with just fell out.

Re: Stuck 3rd member .. any ideas?
 

Yeah sometimes they are stuck in there pretty good, Like was already posted, a good pry bar and another person is a good idea. Someone to catch the carrier and help and try and keep track of which shims came from what side.

Re: Stuck 3rd member .. any ideas?
 

Got it out! I went to Harbor Freight and got a nice long pry bar for $6 .. me and a buddy pry'd it right out, no problems..

Thanks!

Re: Stuck 3rd member .. any ideas?
 

Any time you can find a reason to buy tools is a good thing.

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Way to go.:metal: I love hf. Went there the other day got a $30 creeper board for $15.