I have to remove the rear axle from the diff on my 4WD wagon. Of coarse, it's stuck. The roll pin came out fine. How aggressive can I get with pulling / prying before I have to worry about breaking something in the diff? I really rather not have to get into repairing that also.
I'm actually surprised this one is stuck, it's on my CA car, and everything else I've disassembled has been almost as good as when I first had my 1990 Loyale when it was 2 years old.
From looking at the FSM drawings, it looks like there is a small bolt that hold the stub into the diff. Are these removable without dissembling the diff? Can they be reassembled?
If that bolt were to snap while pulling the axle, could I get at whatever I need to by removing the back cover of the diff, or am I stuck with fully disassembling at that point?