my passenger side (long side) axle shaft is broken off at the inner splines. the break was jagged and since i had to drive home, the two pieces ground together the whole way. Now i can't for the life of me get the broken stub out of the carrier:rattle:. because i have an aussie locker, i can't get at it to push it into the tube and remove the carrier. i tried pulling the carrier with no success, it wouldn't budge, even with a strap and hi-lift. so i'm assuming the shaft is just long enough to catch and hold the carrier in. judging by the rest of the shaft, it looks like it is just the length of the splines that is left, but it may be "mushroomed" out where it ground together. i tried pulling the ring gear to get the cross pin out so i could remove the aussie but there's no way the ring gear will move enough. i also tried hooking on to it with a magnet to pull it out but that didn't work either... if the smooth part of the shaft, where the seal is, is out, should i be able to pull the carrier? i can't see all te way down the tube clearly enough to tell if it is in fact hung up...
has any body else had to deal with this before? i've spent close to 5 weekends of nice weather on this and i'm getting closer and closer to a destructive solution.
has any body else had to deal with this before? i've spent close to 5 weekends of nice weather on this and i'm getting closer and closer to a destructive solution.
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