Well I'm in the process of replacing my rear wheel bearing, and I've gotten everything off as far as I can (wheel, rotor, brake caliper) I'm stuck though, the splined shaft of the half shaft won't budge, I tried whacking it with a 1ft broom handle as suggested in another thread. I don't have air tools, only electricity, if that changes anything. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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I did this job last weekend. Everything went surprisingly well (besides being sent the wrong bearing which was 1mm too small ID and OD).
Don't take offense to this question, I just have to ask. You removed the inboard part of the axle from the differential, right? I can imagine someone overlooking this step if they are not very experienced, not saying you are, just have to check.
I had no problem getting mine out but I was prepared to spray it with some PB Blaster and get real crazy with a mini-sledge in order to get it out, just make sure to put the nut on the threads so you dont bugger them up. Put some wheel bearing grease on them when you are putting it all back together for future ease.
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Normally you would want to be careful to not get penetrating oil/solvents/chemicals on the wheel bearing, but you are replacing the bearing in which case nobody cares about what happens to it. You might want to be cautious enough to not have the penetrating oil blast back in your face, or get on the parking brake shoes, but that shouldn't be much of an issue.
Once you get the drive axle out of the hub I would clean the splines well and re-coat them with grease, or even anti-seize if grease isn't available.
Out of curiosity, what are you using to remove/replace the bearing?
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A diy tool from this guy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKYL9_4mXRI Still stumped on how to remove the axle shaft, just wail on it till it comes out?
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No you're right. Just wondering.
I removed it with a air hammer. Another way is a long punch from sears and beat it with a large hammer. Its gotta come out, even if you break it. But an air hammer is the best.
I learned with cars, you have to be brutal when it comes to suspension components. They all seize up.Ma che cazzo state dicendo? :|
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An impact hammer will make short work of the shaft.
If it doesn't come out with a couple of good whacks of a hammer or sledge it won't come out until you find the correct frequency with an impact.
Start with the impact on full blast and slowly back off of the trigger. When it's at the correct frequency, the shaft will slide right out.
Been there done that many times. I don't even think about pounding on it anymore.Last edited by DRTSRFR; 07-27-2011, 12:45 PM.
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