Here are pictures of the two shafts a pulled out and what the case and carrier looks like so far. The whole carrier moves up/down and back and forth a few inches but it seems like the drivers side of it sticks out further.

 

just double checking kraiger's question... did you slide the passenger side intermediate shaft out of the diff ?

 

What would that be. The first shaft picture is the passenger and the second picture is the drivers one. Is there one more shaft?!

 

yes. there are 2 pieces on the passenger side, with a coupler at the cad. cad is the rectangular box on the back side of passenger side axle housing.

there is an outer, and an inner. you've removed the outer. unless you've pulled it out, the inner lurks inside on the passenger side.

 

Ok if i forgot this inner one then it should pop out. Because something is really holding it up on that passenger side. So what do i have to do to take out this inner..


Thanks

 

Remove the CAD from the back of the axle and slide the intermediate axle toward the end of the axle. Sorry man I didn't realize you didn't have that shaft out too. My bad. When you get that shaft out of the way it will probably fall out on you.lol. Sorry again for holdin you up on makin progress.

 

no personal experience on removing the inner axle half.
the service manual is very vague. it implies that it simply slides out.

AXLE SHAFTS - INTERMEDIATE
REMOVAL
(1) Remove vacuum shift motor housing.
(2) Remove outer axle shaft.
(3) Remove inner axle shaft seal from shift motor
housing with a long drift or punch. Be careful not to
damage housing.
(4) Remove intermediate axle shaft and shift collar.
(5) Remove intermediate axle shaft bearing (Fig.
23).

 

Yep that pretty much says it all in a hand basket.

 

Yup that inter shaft is holding you up. Once you get that out the carrier will just fall right out. I know because i did the same thing when i did a dodge axle for the first time lol. But yea this is just what i like to do. since you have the axle appart. I like to replace the seal in the CAD area as well. It the passenger side axle seal. You need a long peace a pipe to do it and a seal installer. Also when you put you shafts back in. BE very carefull. You dont want to push the seal in. Also something ive learend.lol. Once what to help is to load the seal with grease so that little spring in the seal does not pop out. Good luck let us know how it turns out.

 

Yea i knew something was holding me up! ok well out of the 4 bolts on that housing, 2 snapped the heads off... i figured because they were all rusted and carroded. Ill have to figure out what to do to get them off.