is there a trick to getting the carrier out of a 10 bolt posi rear? i have to change the pinion seal and ive got a set of 3.23 gears i figured id install while i had it apart. im practicing on an identical but junk rear,(so i dont trash mine) the way i got the carrier out annihilates the spider gears, and what about the pinion gear? i took the nut off and its the only thing left in that rear end, it doesnt want to come out? any help would be much appreciated

 

Take the axles out, and the 4 bolts out of the carrier caps, and pry the carrier out with a tire tool or something.

Knock the pinion out with a hammer AND A PIECE OF WOOD TO PAD IT. Once you knock it loose in the tail bearing, it'll slide the rest of the way out easily. DO NOT hit the pinion directly with a hammer; things chip and fly out and get in people's eyes, and even if that doesn't happen, it's REAL EASY to mushroom the threads over to where it can't be re-used.

 

thanks man, I was hopin that was all there was to it