WOW GrimReaper.
I wish you would have posted this like 10 days ago.
Just got through doing a diff service on my LSD.
Guess what...............yep all the retaining clips were coming out there pockets.
I was sooooo pissed, I didn't take any pictures.
Anyhow, whilst in the diff, I removed all the clips.
I fugured that all It would do is that the LSD might not work as it should,which btw, it seems to do OK.
Rather than let the clips work further out and scew my carrier up completely!
It's real easy to tell if your clips are coming out.
Jack up the axel and turn the wheels slowly and count two clip pockets either side of the LSD. In them you should have 4 clips. 2 per side.
If not, check your old oil bro' LOL.
Oh yes.
The clips are contructed so they have a half circle appearance main body with a little slot cut into the top which is folded the oposite way in profile to the rest of the clip. I guess this is what retains the clips in it's pocket location. It's the little slot part of the clip, that seems to break and snap off first. These are the real small bits people usually find in the bottom of the diff housing, stuck on the magnet in the old oil.
It looks like this ~ .
The rest of the main body of the clip, works it's way out of it's pocket over time and eventually, if left unchecked, wears away at the carrier.
Hope this helps?
Al.