Can't get passenger side axle out of hub side
04-11-12, 08:13 PM
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Can't get passenger side axle out of hub side
Well I am in the middle of installing my DTSS eliminator bushings and the driver side axle pushed in effortlessly with my hands, but the passenger side axle seems to be pretty well seized onto the hub side of my passenger side.
I tried hitting it with a hammer, I also rented a puller from autozone but the tip of the puller just seemed to start eating into the center of my axle.
I'll be soaking it in PB Blaster over night and take another go at it.
But any tips / tricks???
I tried hitting it with a hammer, I also rented a puller from autozone but the tip of the puller just seemed to start eating into the center of my axle.
I'll be soaking it in PB Blaster over night and take another go at it.
But any tips / tricks???
04-11-12, 08:56 PM
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This has been discussed SO many times. The search function of this forum is your friend.
The issue is, as you've observed, the need to break up the corrosion. The most efficient way I've found is to get a HEAVY DUTY impact gun, and over tighten the nut. This imparts the strongest leverage possible in pulling the axle just enough to break up the corrosion. Now a few raps with a hand sledge and it should come out almost as easily as your drivers side axle did.
The issue is, as you've observed, the need to break up the corrosion. The most efficient way I've found is to get a HEAVY DUTY impact gun, and over tighten the nut. This imparts the strongest leverage possible in pulling the axle just enough to break up the corrosion. Now a few raps with a hand sledge and it should come out almost as easily as your drivers side axle did.
04-11-12, 09:36 PM
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Huh, for me it was opposite. Passenger side slipped right out, drivers side took 2 days. I ended up putting a big gear puller on it, torching the **** out of it, and using the impact wrench to drive the puller. It left a nice big dent in the end of the axle, but it won't affect anything.
Expect your wheel bearings to be scrap.
Expect your wheel bearings to be scrap.
04-12-12, 07:52 AM
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When things are seized like that, there is a high likelihood that things have gotten way too hot on that side. When I disassembled my rear suspension, the driver side was incredibly easy, but the passenger side everything was seized. The brake rotor took awhile to get off as did the axle. They were both corroded on. When I went to press the hub out of the carrier (to replace a broken wheel stud), the bearing snapped, leaving half of it on the hub and half still inside the carrier.
It'd be a good idea to check those bearings out while you're in there.
When things are seized like that, there is a high likelihood that things have gotten way too hot on that side. When I disassembled my rear suspension, the driver side was incredibly easy, but the passenger side everything was seized. The brake rotor took awhile to get off as did the axle. They were both corroded on. When I went to press the hub out of the carrier (to replace a broken wheel stud), the bearing snapped, leaving half of it on the hub and half still inside the carrier.
It'd be a good idea to check those bearings out while you're in there.
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