ARRGGH! Think I screwed the pooch

[rjirvine]

Well, to make a long story short, I am changing the backing plates on my 2000 Silverado Z71 4x4 ext cab. I got the drivers side axle out, changed the seal, painted everything, repacked the parking brake mechanism with lube, and put new parking brake shoes on. When I put the axle back in, I seated the C-clip and was under the rear diff to start the left side when my 4 yr old son grabbed the axle and turned it, which coughed out the lower gear in the diff. I tried to push it back it but it won't go, and I didn't monkey with it too much, cause I figured I'd ask the forum how to do it, and am I totally screwed??

[asepgrad98]

youre not screwed. you just have to put it back, will have to rotate it into place.

[firefighteremt3100]

Well, to make a long story short, I am changing the backing plates on my 2000 Silverado Z71 4x4 ext cab. I got the drivers side axle out, changed the seal, painted everything, repacked the parking brake mechanism with lube, and put new parking brake shoes on. When I put the axle back in, I seated the C-clip and was under the rear diff to start the left side when my 4 yr old son grabbed the axle and turned it, which coughed out the lower gear in the diff. I tried to push it back it but it won't go, and I didn't monkey with it too much, cause I figured I'd ask the forum how to do it, and am I totally screwed??

 

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Good luck with that, but you might not want to post a topic heading such as that with all the dogs running about these days