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Message: <blockquote data-quote="94kingcbra" data-source="post: 544705" data-attributes="member: 9140">So I got my car on a lift today. The very first lug nut I hit was seized.After getting all of the other lug nuts off, I went back to the one that left me with an a feeling like the job would be cursed because it was the first damn thing I touched! Anyways, I grabbed my breaker bar, snapped it off, hit the stud through with a hammer, and then started pulling the diff cover off to drain the fluid. Once the fluid came to a drip, I pulled the last bolt in the top and removed the cover to reveal 3.73 stamped on the ring and pinion, and all I said was, damn. I counted the 41 teeth on the ring gear, and 11 teeth on the pinion, did the math and ya, 3.727273. So i now have a a brand new ring and pinion that I never needed, and since somebody else has already done it, I decided to not to pull else out except the axles to replace the seals and bearings. Everything looked like it was meshing nice, but I did not take measurements because I figured I will fix all that if needed on the rebuild. I spent the rest of the day getting the C clips on the axles off (boy these were fun). Finally we figured it out, using 2 picks and my buddy with a hammer, tapping on the other end of the axle. The last thing I got accomplished was putting in the new stud, I grinded part of the head so I could clear the abs reluctor wheel. So that's where I'm at, it's been fun, how did I do? I will have to get back to it on monday and finish pulling the axle seals and bearings. I might be able to take some pictures then too!Justin</blockquote>