Front differential

Bubleo2010 · December 10, 2023

I have a 2019 chevy 1500 non legacy. I'm getting a noise from the driver side of my front differential. How would I go about removing the output shaft?

Gangly · December 11, 2023

Do you mean the CV, prop shaft, or what? Please be more specific and I can try to pull some diagrams for you.

Bubleo2010 · December 11, 2023

The output shaft on the driver side on the front differential

Gangly · December 12, 2023

There is no output shaft on the front driver's side of the differential. There is a CV, or "drive shaft" that connects the front differential to the driver's side knuckle/hub assembly, but that's it. If you are looking for the internal "Intermediate Shaft", that's on the passenger side and will require the CV shaft to be removed, and then the intermediate shaft housing to be removed as well.

I think you are referring to the CV shaft though, in which case all you need to do is disconnect the UCA from the knuckle/hub assembly on the driver side, tilt the knuckle/hub assembly down and pull the CV out. Start to finish it's a 2 hour job to remove and replace if its your first time, 30 minutes if you've done it before.

Bubleo2010 · December 12, 2023

Please see attached. There is indeed a output shaft. The cv axle slides into it. I've owed older models where the cv axle bolts onto it but never slides in. The cv axle it's sell is fine. But the output shaft is not. That or the bearing is toast.

gemarsh · December 12, 2023

It is retained by the snap ring you can see in your screenshot. A couple of pry bars and a quick jerk should release the splined coupler.

Bubleo2010 · December 13, 2023

Ok I didn't know if there was a trick with this style cause it's a bit different then its predecessors. At the dealer cause it's still under warranty but they claim there is nothing wrong with the front diff. I have play in the output shaft/stub shaft along with a metal on metal sound and a vibration when at higher speeds 55-60