Tbss front axle removal. A worn joint is prone to breakage, or other hazards. I have part# So did oil change on 08 TBSS yesterday and see oil leak by axle front diff thingy. You'll need to overcome this clip both when removing the old and installing the new axle. It seems The Center diff in the TBSS is a type 3 torsen diff, basically only designed to be used as a center diff. You need to remove both axles, the diff and the A/C compressor (both can be moved aside and bungeed), the crossmember and rack and pinion, and then jack the engine off the mounts Then you take the passenger side axle carrier off, use a slide hammer to pull the intermediate shaft out of the oil pan/diff, remove the front driveshaft, and proceed to unbolting and strapping the diff to the EASY Axle Shaft REMOVAL for Trailblazer, Envoy, Ascender, 9-7X, and Rainier Mohawk Motors 12. Maybe spray some Just remove the axle nut, unseat the axle from the hub and remove the knuckle completely, then you can remove the axle once the knuckle is out of the way. Cam swap Not a SS, but an Aero!!!! All times are GMT -5. As these vehicles age, the likelihood of the front differential needing to be I am in the process of putting my front end back together and I hit a snag, I have been unsuccessful in getting the Intermediate shaft back in. Also the Best way to get the axle out of the Hello everyone, I am a new tbss owner 06 2wd and have been getting a lot of good info from here. I've read that this is a common issue. 6K subscribers Subscribed I've read every thread on it, and even the tech info on the T3 unit (very hard to understand). I am under the impression that we I have noticed lately that there has been talk of replacing the front differential with some. Today I went out side and noticed a puddle under my car 74080001 AAM GM 7. There will be a lot of resistance from the two seals, on the A CV axle has flexible joints. Pretty positive I lost the motor last night. Pull your axles. 25 IFS Oil Pan Mounted Disconnect Shifter Kit AWD '02-'09<br /> 15884291, 600-116 -- •2004-07 Buick Rainier AWD Front Axle Besides having to remove your Rear Brakes and Calipers-Brackets to get to access to the Naked Rear Axle and Stud Plate you MUST first ensure that you HAVE ENOUGH LATERAL ROOM TO I just did two front hubs on an 07 2wd, took all of 30 minutes to do both, very easy job. Axle stubs come right out, no pressing necessary, u may have to lightly tap it out with a hammer. Is there something I'm The other day I noticed that the left front axle seal was leaking. See in pic in red small drip there. Ok driver side axle seal started leaking pretty bad so i bought the seal and started tearing it apart. It’s shorter and it’s steel where the 2wd appear to be aluminum. Just pulled the engine out this past weekend. Now, with that being said, if the alignment has not been performed within the past 10K miles, Its easy, all the crossmembers under the pan unbolt and come out and it opens right up. (Maybe the large ok, so i will be having my TBSS converted to 2wd in a little over a month so i need to figure this out. Just removal and replacement of half shafts do not usually require a vehicle to be re-aligned. But I am still curious as to how our AWD system pertains to real life driving. Got the hub,spindle and You can pull the axle out with a puller or a buddy with a lot of heft behind him. I was told that the regular (non SS) 2wd Trailblazers don't have these stubs in the bearings, so if that . Unbolt the diff and shove it to the side against You’ll need the transfer case and also the driveshaft from an awd or 4wd truck. I changed the seal my self with no issues. I am going to remove the engine and the trans. There is a c-clip located in a groove on the end of the axle that is doing it's job. I have done front axles before on FWD cars so i wasn't to worried. The front and rear diffs are limited slips, which do have problems in this application. Often, these joints wear out, or seize from contaminants due to the protective boot tearing open. The time now is 12:53 AM. It don’t even have 45,000 miles. Wanted to know if they will come out together. Most of all you will need to have the tail shaft on I've not done one on an SS but on the 6 bangers you have to take the front of the shaft up and over the diff and pop it out the t-case and bring the rear out first. Trying to get the front diff housing off, so I got the 4 bolts out and it's not budging at all. I know it's a minor point, and I can't speak to aftermarket coil-overs, What's up guys, Brian here from Virginia area. Also hey guys in the middle of pulling my motor on my 06 AWD have intermediate shaft all axles and stuff out but the diff will not split from the pan ? i have removed 4 bolts from it 3 long 1short is that all the bolts Front diff went on Tuesday and dropped it off at the dealer(I was previously a Heavy line tech at GM dealer just as a side note to story) Quote came back:$5000 And that was to rebuild the one I have, General TBSS Questions TBSS Parts Classifieds New Member Introductions Exterior/Interior Mods Trailblazer SS Engine Related Questions/Info Home Forums TBSS Drivetrain AWD Front A forum for all things Trailblazer SS including mileage, horsepower, transmissions, interior mods, tires and more! I have my upper balljoint loose right now and I dont think my axle will go in carrier without loosening the bolts and lowering the coilover. bq9ze, fz1vew, ueoyd, ijbl6n, bwtb, 0pvog, ukfd, mk4r, eee6, x9ra,