xXxPARAGONxXx’s 1999 Chevrolet K2500 Crew Cab

[Caman96]

Multiple sites says correct for 1999 K2500.

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That part

23362369​

was in service for 31 years.
1988-2019

 

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That part

23362369​

was in service for 31 years.
1988-2019

They got their money out of that design!

 

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Got the sockets in from Zoro just now. 38 mm is the correct size, as the 1-1/2" is a bit looser on the nut.

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I'll tackle the side bearings after work this evening.

 

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The Yukon barely does not have enough thread to pull this side bearing off. So, I had to find something to add another inch between the end of the Yukon's internal forcing screw and the pilot(?) bar. So I searched and decided to use this OTC tool which I believe is part of my OTC Pitman arm puller set. It did the job.

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One bearing off. One to go.

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The other bearing is the same. If the screw itself was maybe 1/2"...3/4" longer, it would work by itself. This is how far it gets the bearing off.

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This is the "pilot bar" that sits in the differential carrier upon which the internal forcing screw pushes.

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Then I add the OTC tool component on top of it to add another 3/4", more or less.

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Do you have one of these yet?

 

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That’s really odd that the pilot bar wouldn’t be long enough, there’s probably just as many GM diffs as there are jeep diffs lol

 

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Both bearings off.

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Despite its shortcoming, the tool is worth the money. Sometimes you have to improvise.

By the way, the side bearings are the same, and you can find them each as a Timken SET42.