Well i put my half shaft into my GSR tranny (quaife lsd) no problem slid right in. Then came the passenger side axle (gator stg3) Right now i can only get the axle in half way....and id hate to hit the end of the axle any harder than i already am with a very small rubber mallet...are there any tricks or tools to use to get this thing to slide in???

 

Maybe they made the wrong axle?

 

try removing the ring clip and sliding it in and see if it goes smoother. If not you may have to sand the outer edges of the shaft for any burrs.

 

hmm ill def give that a try tomorrow...thanks guys

 

Try to remove the circlip and re-positioned them.

stan

 

ok guys...i removed the clip...same thing..goes in half way and seems to bind up.

I lightly sanded it with no result...maybe im not doing it enough. ...heres some pics tell me if this is normal..or not..

 

Do you have a stock axle you could try?

 

i was thinking the same thing ...which would help me narrow down if its the lsd or the axle

 

I had the same problem before, it turns out that the spline of the axle were to blame. Glen from gator axles replaced it for me. Don't try and force the axle in, it's not fun taking it out.

 

27 splines on the gear, how many on the cup?

Could be like V-SPEC 1 said too.

 

If the spline count is right, you may need to try cleaning up the inside of the splines; it happened to me once.

I had to take a little hack saw and just run it once or twice through each groove; afterwards, it slid in like butter!