Got my 02 QC 2WD about 2 months ago and finally got a chance to change gear lube and check for the clips in the stock LSD. Glad I did because I found 2 of the "W"s stuck to the magnet from the clips. It ended up taking about 2 hrs and alot of cussin but they're all out (read some of the earlier posts with pics so I knew where they would be). The ones on the drivers side were alittle easier because there was alittle more space to take them out from the outside. After I busted off the w on the other side of the clip I pryed it out with a large screwdriver and some needlenose pliers. I had to use a small magnet at times when the clip dissappeared back inside to pull it back out alittle. There is even less room to get the other side out, so after I broke off both w's with screwdriver and hammer, I carefully used my pneumatic cutoff tool to score the clips so they could be broken with small chisel and taken out piece by piece. I know everyone hated stock LSD but it will have to last for now and hopefully it has a better chance now that all 4 clips are out.

 

Cool. Thanks for posting. Sounds like you def did you research before hand!
I'm paranoid about mine. It'll be freakin expensive for me to allow myself to sleep good at night...lol

 

I was wondering how to take 'em out when they're intact (all mine were when I looked at fluid-change time). I half-heartedly poked at 'em but didn't want to break the intact clips and then not be able to finish, so I just put on the PML pan and finished the job.

 

If mine were intact I probally would've left them alone too but 2 were broke and got me kinda nervous. Even though alot of people had them break I was still surprised to see them in the bottom with only 68,000 on it.