Axle Stuck
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Axle Stuck
I'm having trouble pulling an axle out of a rear housing. It is an 84-85 GSl rear. The passenger side axle came right out with a slide puller but the driver's side won't budge. I tried puting a little heat on it, I tried using a 5lbs hammer, and I tried using a long pry bar. Any other ideas?
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I was about to suggest the retaining screws (guilty), but it seems thats been covered
I figure either the seal/bearing is binding, or the diff is binding to the axle. Maybe rotating the axle by hand (with the transmission in neutral) will help loosen up whatever is binding? If you can't turn it by hand, there's probably something wrong
I figure either the seal/bearing is binding, or the diff is binding to the axle. Maybe rotating the axle by hand (with the transmission in neutral) will help loosen up whatever is binding? If you can't turn it by hand, there's probably something wrong
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I did pull the retaining bolts. I rented a slide hammer axle puller and was able to pull the passenger side axle in about 5 minutes. Nothing seems to work on the driver's side. The bearing doesn't even budge.
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You just need to keep working on it to get it loose. I had this same thing happen when I broke the ring gear on my diff. I had to attack it with a mini sledge to finally jar it loose.
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