Snapped Axle, Snapped in an odd place. Options

[WannabeGT4]

I replaced my driver’s side axle today since it's been broken for the past 3 weeks... Sucks, 'cause I just replaced both axels 2 months ago. It snapped on the trany side right were the groove for the snap ring is which allowed the axle to slip out. This is the first time I've ever heard of an axle snapping in that spot and was wondering if any one else has witnessed this before.

The reason I'm even posting this is because I pulled out about a spoon full of metal shavings from the splines in the differential while I was trying to maneuver the end piece of the axel out of the dif. with a magnet. A fluid and filter change are in the very near future... Does anyone think I should do a full trany flush as well or will a new filter and fluid suffice?

[95ST]

If I am understanding what you are saying happened, I had the same thing happen a couple years ago on my last celica, a couple weeks after replacing the axels, I snapped one off about an inch from the end inside the tranny leaving a piece of axel inside the tranny. It was very difficult to remove we ended up pulling out the other axel and hitting it out from the other side, although this was hard because between the 2 axels there are metal rods that make an "x" not leaving alot of room around it. When I get home I will try to find the piece that broke off and take a pic, I saved it because it was such a pain to fix such a stupid thing.