Im at this point...except mine does not look like what is in the picture.
In the pic is what I thought I would have. A ¼" 12-point lock bolt that holds the axles and C-Clips in place.
Like whats shown in the picture....but all mine has is what appears to be a hole for some sort of hex key/allen wrench....but ive tried all of my allen wrenches with no luck...they are either a tad too big, or too small...obviously I dont want to strip it, otherwise im F***ed!

PLEASE HELP!
Does anyone else have this sort of "diff lock bolt"???

 

maybe its metric instead of sae?

 

What kind of diff do you have my d44 has a pin in it you half to punch out with a pin punch .....so the pic you posted in not your diff ? ........Is your carrier a trac lock?......

 

According to the install manual that came with my locker (powertrax) the diff could either have the 1/4 inch bolt, or simply a roll pin.

 

Its on my D30 and yeah the pic is not my diff...I am about to go take a pic of my problem in just a sec...

And if I have to use a pin punch....there is no hole on the opposite side for it to come out?

Trac-lock? I dont know what that is.

 

ok...so what do I do if its a rollpin???

Also just took some pics, that I'll put up in a second...

 

my d30 had a punch pin, did not think it would come out untill it did. on my 00 wj the head broke off the bolt and I had to dig the rest of the pin out. Maybe just a heads up for you

 

Trac lock is a Limited Slip Diff

I dont think there were any factory trac lock dana 30s but there is a aftermarket true track LSD for a Dana 30

Yours is probably just an open carrier

 

just checked it out online. You have to punch the pin out from the ring gear side. there is a pretty good discussion on it with a bunch of pictures here:http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1017681

 

If is a roll pin (punch pin) you half to use a pin punch to get it out ....DONT use a drill bit or nail use the right size pin punch

 

how did you get the punch pin out?


Also here are my pics.....the center of this thing (pin/bolt) is hollow?!?!
I highlighted where it is....

 

ok, is that whole threaded?? it looks like the one that has a bolt in it. But again no bolt.

 

use a long pin punch from the opposite side as the picture you took (behind the ring gear) and knock it out

 

Looks like it has a roll pin in it

 

Pin Punches red handled ones are long the other is normally what you find at hardware store buy long one if you can find them they were a must have to do my Dana 44