Transmission flange question

Just to be sure I am understanding what you are looking for, you are trying to reinstall the axles and want to know if you press the flange back in to overcome the spring pressure?

Here is a guide that will help with replacing axles. You have what are called triple rotor joint axles so the flange portion of this will not be included but it does have good info.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-cv-axle

I am attaching the info on this axle but to answer your question, yes. You should just push the axle flange back in and it will seat into the differential, but I am not sure I am understanding if that is what you are asking.

Let me know if you are looking for something else and we can go from there.

Thanks

Got it. I have not done one on this specific vehicle, but I have always just put it in and then pushed it in enough to get them started and then evenly tighten them down, if that makes sense.

Thanks for the pictures. That really helps.

I believe you have to pull that flange off with a pulling tool that you can rent from a parts store as shown below. There are many options.

However, if you need more info, we are going to have to get a new post started so that others can find the solution as well. They won't find the details under this post.

That is correct. That spring is there to make sure the rubber stays in contact with the sealing surface so that needs to be on there.

The reason it come out was you should not tap directly on those seals. They have an installation tool that supports the seal and you can hammer it in. However, I normally just use a block of wood and then hammer the wood. This softens the shock to the seal and the spring doesn't pop out.