Screwed my pinion gear, where to from here?

[Hash_ra23]

G'day,

So i was pulling apart my diff today and got up to the stage of removing the pinion gear from the housing. I didn't have any tools to remove the front pinion bearing so i thought i might just hammer it out the back by hammering the end of the pinion shaft.

And in the hammering process I've deformed the end of it so that i can no longer get the nut on it (i'm an idiot)


Being a noob, how should i have better done this?

What can i do from here?

[ToyTA22]

If thread is not damaged you could linish or file the burr off the end.
Usually pinions should just about drop out of housing due to tapered bearings, may need a slight tap with soft mallet/hammer from front bearing.
I have never had one as tight as yours must have been.

[Redmohawk]

File down the damaged thread/end of shaft and begborrow or buy a correct sized die (take nut into bolt shop for die) will prob set you back around $35 for a good P&N die in the size you will need. Or get a high tensile nut in the correct size if your a ruff bugger and put it on to realine threads lol.

Judging from the slighly unclear photo, I would bet most of your damage is just the end of the shaft and the thread will be fine with a (careful) clean up with a small smooth file. Not the end of the world just a learning experiance. If something is that hard to get out , and you "have to" use a hammer eather a soft copper hammer or a plastic ended or even some hardwood between the hammer and what your about to bash the shit out of will help.

[Hash_ra23]

cool thanks guys..its definitely just the end the thread is fine.