2001 Chevrolet Silverado How to remove rear axle on 2001 chevrolet silverado

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Remove the rear axle cover
Remove the carrier bolt & pin
Push the axles in
Remove the C-Clips
Pull the Axles
R & R the housing end seals

1-Remove the bolts from the center of the hub,
2-now pull the axle
3-remove brake calipar and mounting bracket
4-remove hub nut(this requirs a special socket)
5-now you can pull the hub and rotor

they come out the same way you just need to fight with the clips a little harder

You will have to pull the axles to remove the backing plates.Loosen the differential cover until most of the fluid drains,remove the cover.Rotate the diff until you can get at the small bolt that retains the spider gear pin.Remove the pin,push the axles in,remove the C-clips.You can now slide the axles out.(You might as well replace the axle seals while you're at it).If you clean the cover and diff housing thoroughly,you can put a small bead of silicone gasket maker to reinstall it.

yes. Remove the C-clips inside the housing and pull out the axles.

Splines are parallel grooves on the side of a shaft that engage with matching grooves in a socket. They allow power to be transmitted between two rotating elements. Splines are used on axles to allow them to be removed and replaced.




They transfer power from the rear differential (pumpkin) to your wheel hubs.

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1. pull axles apx 6-10 bolts.
2. remove large holding nut
3. remove keeper\
4. remove 2nd nut
5. should now be able to pull off brake drum

Why can't you get the spring out? Once you get the pin out, Push the axel back in and that should expose yhe c lip.

which rear seals??? the axles???

Bad sensor in one wheel, they are part of the wheel bearing. Could also be a bad abs computer module, either way, not cheap.