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The c-clips are just a bit too tall to fit through the gap marked in red below. No matter how I orient the c-clip (location exaggerated in the picture) part of it's going to need to slip through that gap.
I haven't rebuilt the trak-lok or changed the shims. I only removed the axles for a 5-lug swap and now I want them back in.
To remove the c-clips, I had to tap them out pretty good from the other side with a screwdriver. It's a bit more awkward to do that during the install phase since I can't get a good angle on them. I also notice it's scraping the copper off the clip as it squeezes through the gap. Is that a bad thing?
We used the stupid F150 spring way back in the day, but I didn't find many complaints about this issue via a search. Is it possible the spider gears were jammed loose slightly as I rotated the assembly around without the cross pin installed? I noticed they don't rotate at all as I turn an axle, but maybe that's due to the spring preload?
If there's no dirt simple solution here (i.e. keep tapping them in and tell hell with the scraped material) then I'm leaning toward removing the spring and running without it. It will be a road course car anyway, and I know that option is fairly popular. If I go that route, I'm open to any advice to get the spring out. I don't want it to go flying.
I haven't rebuilt the trak-lok or changed the shims. I only removed the axles for a 5-lug swap and now I want them back in.
To remove the c-clips, I had to tap them out pretty good from the other side with a screwdriver. It's a bit more awkward to do that during the install phase since I can't get a good angle on them. I also notice it's scraping the copper off the clip as it squeezes through the gap. Is that a bad thing?
We used the stupid F150 spring way back in the day, but I didn't find many complaints about this issue via a search. Is it possible the spider gears were jammed loose slightly as I rotated the assembly around without the cross pin installed? I noticed they don't rotate at all as I turn an axle, but maybe that's due to the spring preload?
If there's no dirt simple solution here (i.e. keep tapping them in and tell hell with the scraped material) then I'm leaning toward removing the spring and running without it. It will be a road course car anyway, and I know that option is fairly popular. If I go that route, I'm open to any advice to get the spring out. I don't want it to go flying.