swing axle tubes

[beetlemandan]

hot do you get these things off? i'm replacing the diff in my '68 baja and the factory manual is older than 68, so the axle tubes are different. i can't see the u-joint behind that metal cup/shield welded onto the tube, so i'm guessing i need to remove the axle bearing from the axle. i'm also guessing i need a puller or an elephant to do this. be gentle with me, its my 1st swingaxle teardown!

[Hansk]

Yes you will need a puller now and pull the tube (and bearing) of the axle. Then you can get at the circlip inside which will release the axle. So what are you changing?  Adding a super diff ?  You will need to reuse the ring gear and readjust the backlash and bearing preload . If you have a bentley it will cover this. All swingaxles are basically the same procedure.

[beetlemandan]

i've got every manual ever printed ( i'm a hoarder!). as for what i'm doing, i'll have to see what grenaded in there. i heard lots metal chunks hitting the drain pan when i pulled the plug.