Help Axle stuck in hub

[wolski420a]

I have been taking my new eagle talon tsi awd apart to rebuild the engine (the former owner locked it up) and i was taking off the axle nut and the axle wouldn't even move so i took the whole suspension off so what i have left is the nuckle the hub and of course the axle does anyone know how to get it apart cause i think there rusted together. thanks

 

[luv2rallye]

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=235884#post50449790

 

[jshuman]

I was in your shoes a couple weeks back. I got the nut off of the axle, but it would not pull back through the hub. First, I sprayed some pb blaster on the front and back of the hub where the axle goes through it. Then I used an 8lb sledge to knock the axle out of the hub. You may want to have a friend hold a 2x4 in front of the axle to prevent metal-to-metal contact and destroying the threads of the axle. If it is anything like mine, it is going to require some "convincing".
Good luck and let me know how it goes for you

Justin

 

[lccynmbr13]

I had something similar going on I just put a hammer handle on the tip of the axle and hit the other end with a sledge and it popped right out.

 

[keslerkaiyu]

There's a tool that will push it out. NOt sure what it's called but it works like a jack hammer. You hook it up to an air tank just like a regular air wrench.

 

[turboglenn]

try not to "beat it out" but if you have to , use a wooden block as suggested up a few posts... your best bet would be a hydraulic press or a flywheel/steering wheel puller that was pictured in the linked thread... a little PB blaster and some heat on teh outer part ofthe hub ( not on the axle) will also go a long way

 

[wolski420a]

thanks ill try them

 

[talonalex92]

There's a tool that will push it out. NOt sure what it's called but it works like a jack hammer. You hook it up to an air tank just like a regular air wrench.

Its called an "Air Hammer". They rule.