Removing stuck axle shafts

Mike92104 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 24, 2016 12:26 am

Has anybody had to deal with an axle shaft the seems to be completely frozen in the hub? If so, how did you finally get it out?

Mike

mass-hole · **Posted:** Wed Feb 24, 2016 12:34 am

Mine were pretty tight, but was able to get it out by putting pressure on it with a gear puller and then whacking it with a hammer.

Mike92104 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 24, 2016 12:36 am

I was using a big 3 jaw puller, but I didn't use a hammer. Where did you hit it?

Brasher · **Joined:** Sat Mar 14, 2015 7:02 pm **Posts:** 80

If you use a hammer, use a 2-4lb brass hammer. If you use a steel hammer you'll bugger the threads.

olypopper · **Posted:** Wed Feb 24, 2016 4:17 pm

Use an air hammer. I just had to do the same thing on my 05 over the weekend. Hammers wouldn't budge them and the air hammer was the only thing that worked.

Mike92104 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 25, 2016 12:17 am

mass-hole wrote:

Mine were pretty tight, but was able to get it out by putting pressure on it with a gear puller and then whacking it with a hammer.

Thanks for this. I put as much pressure as I could on it with a 3 jaw puller, and then gave the hub a few whacks with my mini sledge. I thought it didn't work until I went to take the puller off and found it was loose. When I tightened it up again, the axle began to move

Now on to the left side.

Mike

Removing stuck axle shafts

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