s4 turbo II axels wont come out!?
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s4 turbo II axels wont come out!?
So I am trying to remove my axels from my s4 turbo II since they need new boots. I have taken off the axel nut and washer and it doesn't slide out at ALL, I tried to hit the axel with a hammer and a center punch so i dont mess up the thread and it feesl SOLID! Has anyone went through this before? Is it just seized in there and i need to heat it up maybe?
I checked the FSM and I cant find anything that can be hold them on there both are solid and wont come out.
I checked the FSM and I cant find anything that can be hold them on there both are solid and wont come out.
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It's actually kinda easy. The issue is build up of corrosion and rust essentially welding the spline theads together. So what you need to do is use leverage to break that corrosion.
Take a good strong impact gun and first over-tighten the bolt a bit to break that corrosive bond. Then reverse the impact gun and remove the bolt. A few raps of a hand sledge and it should pop right off.
Worked for me, hope it works for you.
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For stubborn axles, i leave the nut on the axle with 4-5 threads engaged, put the socket on it and proceed to beat the **** out of it with a mini sledge. This generally doesn't **** up the axle or nut. Some do get ridiculous though.
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I would recomend heat.. and a lot of it.
My 87 TII axles took 4 hours to get out of the housing.. We torched the **** out of them.. But we also used propane.. if you can get you hands on a real torch use that. Also, buy new nuts ahead of time from the dealer... they are like 10 bucks per nut i want to say. Either way, this isnt a fun process.. a hand hammer and punch probably are not going to work for you either way.
Good Luck.
My 87 TII axles took 4 hours to get out of the housing.. We torched the **** out of them.. But we also used propane.. if you can get you hands on a real torch use that. Also, buy new nuts ahead of time from the dealer... they are like 10 bucks per nut i want to say. Either way, this isnt a fun process.. a hand hammer and punch probably are not going to work for you either way.
Good Luck.
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