Simple: Axle removal question

[Mercury_1]

I have been following the two how-tos on removing axels and they cover everything but actually getting the axel out of the wheel hub. There are teeth on the axel that look like they are monitored by a sensor. I don't want to pry at the axel and bend these teeth.

How exactally do I remove the axel from the wheel hub? I already have everything else undone in the how tos.

Thanks!

 

[EVOL_TURBO]

You can try some WD-40 and a rubber mallet. Be careful of that censor, that is your ABS censor! Try tapping the axle in and the hub out.

 

[1992awdlaser]

Use pb blaster it is better than anything else. Soak the axle where it goes into the wheel bearing. Let it sit for a few minutes. Put the axle nut back on until it is flush with the end of the axle. Now hit it with a real hammer(like a ball peen something with weight to it), not a rubber mallet. Since the axle nut is even with the axle it wont mushroom the end of the axle so you can pull it out. If you try it without the nut on it it will probably mushroom the end of the axle and you will have to replace the bearing also. Don't be afraid to hit it hard either. And if you have an air gun handy you will want to use that to get the axle nut back off.

 

[VanIsleDSM]

I'd try just using a big hammer, or the blunt end of an axe, but put a 2x4 in between.. try not to do the metal on metal if you don't have to.. I never have.. I'd only resort to that if it was the last resort..

 

[allgripnoslip]

Good Luck, I had to have a shop cut my axle off because the splines were frozed inside the hub. Good thing I was replacing my wheel bearing.

also at the time my talon had about 55K miles on it.

 

[UnlshdEclipse]

removing the axel from the hub is a big p.i.t.a.! believe me! take and have someone else do it for you! my axels were "frozen" in the hub-i was down w/out my ride for way too long.

 

[1992awdlaser]

It is not as hard as everybody is making it out to be. You just have to know what you are doing and have the right tools. I have never had an axle so stuck that I had to replace the wheel bearing also.

 

[VanIsleDSM]

yeah I dunno.. depends where you live, but I've never had much of a problem with anything like that.

 

[aacordon]

http://www.autozone.com/in_our_stores/loan_a_tool/pullers_universal/2_3_jaw.htm

just use that tool, makes it much easier even if its frozen. claws wrap around ## rotors and middle bolt pushes the axle out.

 

[Mercury_1]

You guys have been very informative and helpful with your replies. Thank you!

I did try spraying the axel where it connects to the wheel hub with a spray very similar to PB Blaster but I still couldn't do it. I am assuming that the axel is in the wheel bearing and that is what I am trying not to damage?

 

[wret]

http://www.autozone.com/in_our_stores/loan_a_tool/pullers_universal/2_3_jaw.htm

just use that tool, makes it much easier even if its frozen. claws wrap around ## rotors and middle bolt pushes the axle out.

You'll probably break that one. You need this:

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These hub pullers can exert a huge amount of force but even with the proper tool, some have had to cut the axle at the back and grind the joint away to get the joint and hub out of the knuckle as one piece. Mine popped right out though.

Don't go out of your way to break the ABS trigger wheel but a new one should already be installed on your new shaft assembly.

 

[pmanaresi]

Whoever says you should have no trouble removing your axels has never had any trouble. I have. I used the pullers, i tried beating it with a hammer and PB blaster, i had it taken to a shop where they used a hydraulic press and acetiline torch. I was never able to remove the frozen cv spline from the hub. Sometimes you just have to cut your losses and move on. I had to buy new spindles, hubs and axels. This is a distinct possibility with all 2g dsms. If the wheel bearings are severly neglected, they will heat up and fuse the spindle to the hub, making it one solid piece of hardened steel. Good luck

 

[JMGSX]

Goodluck! I had to have the rears cut out and the fronts pressed out with a 20 ton press (while heating them with a torch). I would challenge anyone that says they could have done it with a hammer or puller. I broke a puller I had rented so that did not work.

 

[silver eclipse]

Ive had axles that come out with a simple tap of a mallet, Ive had them have to come out by beating it with a 5 pound sludge, and Ive had one where the 20 ton press couldnt get it out. It all depends on the specific vehicle and how much abuse/maintnance its had.
A torch is not a good idea if you dont plan on replacing the bearing, due to the heat.
-Chad

 

[luv2rallye]

http://www.autozone.com/in_our_stores/loan_a_tool/pullers_universal/2_3_jaw.htm

just use that tool, makes it much easier even if its frozen. claws wrap around ## rotors and middle bolt pushes the axle out.

^^^ DON'T USE THAT ONE ^^^ It will scratch/dent the rotor! It's a gear puller, not a hub puller. Use the one WRET says. It is hub puller CTA4320 with 1" screw and can be rented at an auto tool rental shop.

 

[Mercury_1]

I don't know if this matters but I am not actually replacing the axel. I am just trying to drop the transmission so I can replace the flywheel. If I can't get the axel out of the hub using your methods, is it possible to just remove the hub with the axel on it?

 

[wret]

I don't know if this matters but I am not actually replacing the axel. I am just trying to drop the transmission so I can replace the flywheel. If I can't get the axel out of the hub using your methods, is it possible to just remove the hub with the axel on it?

You don't need to pull the hubs at all. Just remove the two bolts from the lower lat control arm and the shock fork. Don't mess with the ball joints. That will allow you to move the suspension out enough to disengage the axle from the transmission.

 

[DiamondStarAwd]

Oh brother. Just unbolt the two lower control arms from the chassis side of the car and it will allow you to pull the axle out. Takes an extra 2 minutes.