Thanks for sharing. Like the approach. They make a kit with a threaded drill bushing , extractors and a long drill bit. My thought is the retainer pin is junk and needs to be made out of a better material and/or the profile on the pin. Change it so you don't have the stress fracture to start with. Lots of vibrations etc there. Got lathe to make part so that a go. Extra kit is the common fix, but replaced with a crap retainer pin. Anyway will be dong my wheel bearing and seals this weekend lets see if I shear of the bolt/pin. Many do. Like hearing Rush in background. We lost a treasure there.
Nice job. I just found a broken pin on my 1998 dodge van and the lock bolt goes through the cross pin a lot deeper than the unit you fixed. I ordered a new lock bolt so I can compare to see if I have any threads left down in there. Just by eye it looks like most , maybe all of the threads came out with the top part. I had to put new gear oil in and wasted a new gasket just so I could move it until I can figure out how to get this piece out IF I can get it out. I was just trying to do a wheel bearing on my van and whoever worked on the rear before had snapped this off as the lock bolt was loose in the threads. Looks like they broke it and just put it back together. No room to get a right angle drill in there on my Dodge 9 1/4 inch rear differential so if I can't do something like you did here, I have no idea what to try after that. IF I am lucky maybe a magnet will pull it right out...oh well, I guess I will find out. Thanks for your video.
A magnet might work if it's strong enough to turn the threads out...worth a try. A pick with a real sharp hard point (has to dig into the threads) might work if the threads are loose enough to turn. Some kits are available for this problem...some work, some not so much. What ever you do be careful not to damage the shaft threads! GOOD LUCK!
same thing just happened to me. I went on youtube and found a kit that you can use to get the pin out without doing any grinding, The kit is made by Yukon and I think it is called a cross pin extractor kit. it comes with a long drill bit, 2 different length hollow bolts (drill bit guide bolts) that you thread into the retainer bolt hole and they guide the bit in the center of the broken bolt. The kit also comes with 2 different extractors to set into the drilled hole and twist the broken bolt out. I watched a video showing it work and it was amazingly easy. The kit was $60.00. I hear this problem is common with these cross pins. But I'll probably never need to use it again lol. The way you did it was a great way to save $60.00!
Was most helpful and least expensive and also points out other ways such as drilling threw cross pin im only wanting axle rods out but can't get c clips off to save axle rods.
I had the same problem but i was able to pick it thru to original hole and just backed it out with a real small screwdriver and finally pull it out with a magnet
Did you remove the lock bolt? If your lock bolt is broken it might leave a piece inside the shaft which will prevent you from removing the pin. If this is the case there are videos on UA-cam to remove the wayward piece, including mine. Good Luck.
Thanks for sharing. Like the approach. They make a kit with a threaded drill bushing , extractors and a long drill bit.
My thought is the retainer pin is junk and needs to be made out of a better material and/or the profile on the pin. Change it so you don't have the stress fracture to start with. Lots of vibrations etc there. Got lathe to make part so that a go.
Extra kit is the common fix, but replaced with a crap retainer pin. Anyway will be dong my wheel bearing and seals this weekend lets see if I shear of the bolt/pin. Many do.
Like hearing Rush in background. We lost a treasure there.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Nice job. I just found a broken pin on my 1998 dodge van and the lock bolt goes through the cross pin a lot deeper than the unit you fixed. I ordered a new lock bolt so I can compare to see if I have any threads left down in there. Just by eye it looks like most , maybe all of the threads came out with the top part. I had to put new gear oil in and wasted a new gasket just so I could move it until I can figure out how to get this piece out IF I can get it out. I was just trying to do a wheel bearing on my van and whoever worked on the rear before had snapped this off as the lock bolt was loose in the threads. Looks like they broke it and just put it back together. No room to get a right angle drill in there on my Dodge 9 1/4 inch rear differential so if I can't do something like you did here, I have no idea what to try after that. IF I am lucky maybe a magnet will pull it right out...oh well, I guess I will find out. Thanks for your video.
A magnet might work if it's strong enough to turn the threads out...worth a try. A pick with a real sharp hard point (has to dig into the threads) might work if the threads are loose enough to turn. Some kits are available for this problem...some work, some not so much. What ever you do be careful not to damage the shaft threads!
GOOD LUCK!
same thing just happened to me. I went on youtube and found a kit that you can use to get the pin out without doing any grinding, The kit is made by Yukon and I think it is called a cross pin extractor kit. it comes with a long drill bit, 2 different length hollow bolts (drill bit guide bolts) that you thread into the retainer bolt hole and they guide the bit in the center of the broken bolt. The kit also comes with 2 different extractors to set into the drilled hole and twist the broken bolt out. I watched a video showing it work and it was amazingly easy. The kit was $60.00. I hear this problem is common with these cross pins. But I'll probably never need to use it again lol.
The way you did it was a great way to save $60.00!
Was most helpful and least expensive and also points out other ways such as drilling threw cross pin im only wanting axle rods out but can't get c clips off to save axle rods.
Try pushing your axle in from the hub side so you can access the "c clips".
Obviously you have to remove your cross pin to remove your axle which is no problem. see my video on replacing rear bearings on trailblazer.
I had the same problem but i was able to pick it thru to original hole and just backed it out with a real small screwdriver and finally pull it out with a magnet
Same problem here.
I went to the junk yard and yanked a whole rear end to swap because fuck it.
My pin is stuck I can’t get it out not even trying to beat it out
Did you remove the lock bolt? If your lock bolt is broken it might leave a piece inside the shaft which will prevent you from removing the pin. If this is the case there are videos on UA-cam to remove the wayward piece, including mine. Good Luck.
2:00 hello there neighbor
These things are the biggest pain in the ass to get out.