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K installed new diff and and tryed putting the pins in the wrong way..... so now the pins are half way in there and stuck, and I tryed everything to pull it out. any ideas?

Punch them out from the opposing side. A flat punch is best because most pointed objects will get into the middle of the pin and try to expand it inside the hole you have it stuck in. This only makes it worse. Trust me, been there done that.

If you have an old screwdriver you don'tcare about. Grind the tapered tip down to flat or just cut off the pointed section. This will be long enough & typically strong enough to be hit by a hammer and will remove the stuck pin.

i used a metal dowel. it worked flawlessly, it puts even pressure on the entire pin. for the last little bit, i used a pair of vice grips to pinch the pin and wiggle it out.

That works well too.

I got a set of roll pin punches.

And, you can't share with the rest of the class?? We have to create our own make-shift punches...? Some people are so rude these days.






(j/k of course)

Before that, I was using an allen wrench of approximately the right size. Then I realized how often I remove the axles, and bought the punches. Now, though, my car has 50% less roll pins.

Get the correct set of punches......I had some stuck, and most of my punches were just a tad too small. I got a good set, and the correct size works wonders.

Flat punches, not tapered.

+++ for the flat punches!
I also use a cheap set of allen keys, you just need to lightly dremmel the hard edges. With this very professional and ingenious technique, you can create the perfect punch for any roll pin!

here is another punch tip:

when reinstalling the pin get a punch that is small enough to fit inside the roll pin.

slide the pin onto the punch so that it rests on the punch handle.

then you can slide the punch up into the axle and get the pin lined up very easily.

greg donovan wrote:here is another punch tip:

when reinstalling the pin get a punch that is small enough to fit inside the roll pin.

slide the pin onto the punch so that it rests on the punch handle.

then you can slide the punch up into the axle and get the pin lined up very easily.

For me it was a 1/4" punch to reinstall, 3/8" punch to remove.

The holes on my new axle didn't line up perfectly (damn remans, meh) so I had to take a grinder to the pin and make the gap a little bigger so that the pin would compress more...