got the axle nut off, and got the lower ball joint seperated...but the axle wont come out of the hub. Hit it with some WD40 and beat on it with a hammer for a few minutes, and it's not coming out...
I'm just trying to install my new clutch, can I get the transmission out with out removing the axles?

 

Dont even bother. Put the axle nut back on, separate the axles from the tranny case and let them hang

 

I had the same problem, I just kept beating on it. Just be careful because you dont want the joint coming apart in the boot..{too much angle}Good luck

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by .RJ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Dont even bother. Put the axle nut back on, separate the axles from the tranny case and let them hang </TD></TR></TABLE>that will work?

 

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Yes... Helms says to do it that way, as well as zip tie baggies on the exposed splines so they dont get dirty.

RJ

 

let it hang, that's what i did...everytime i try to remove the axle from the hub i end up mushrooming the end i'm hammer
I just remove the axle from the tranny and prop it on a box and let it hang like RJ wrote....done that 3 times, works for me.

 

my axles would not come out of the hubs even with a 10lb sledge. You can do the way RJ says, it is kinda awkward to work with though, at least when I dropped the tranny. I suggest instead of letting it hang, use some rope and prop it up.

I ended up using a Craftsman 8 ton 2prong gear puller from sears (axle puller from autozone didnt work!). 34$ and worth it. Just pull off the brake rotor and put the gear puller on the hub... out she comes.

 

if you know anyone that has an air impact gun, that will work.

 

Reading is fun-da-mental... the axle is stuck in the hub.

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just dont mushroom the heads of the axles,
letting thme hang, be careful i have seen them sperate befoere, the EP's are notorious for that when doing susp work , just be patient with it , i had to mess with mien a bit to get em out too .

 

I now have a number of serious issues to deal with....
something about mushroomed ball joint ends...
thanks for all your suggestions

 

I use an impact hammer. Works like a champ. But for the tranny removal, don't remove them from the hub as stated above.

 

this project has destroyed men and equipment like it ain't chit...
2 bloody knuckles
2 broken pullers on the ball joints
the mushroomed ball joint end
a mushroomed axle
and I still haven't started takeing bolts out of the transmission

 

I've now tried...
gear puller, prying from the back, and beating on it with a hammer...the axle has to come out now...anyone else got any suggestions?

 

why does it have to come out?

 

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bs....it's not stuck...just in there really good.....get an impact HAMMER with a point and hold bottom of rotor away from car then hit with impact hammer.....just be careful and not let it slip off the axel and put the point through your hand like a friend of mine did!

 

if you dont want to worry about messing with the lower ball joints, just remove the three bolts from the lower control arm and let it hang. its worked for me several times and i have yet to mess up a ball joint

 

what we did when swapping trannies in my car is take the axle outta the tranny first then let it hang. then undo the ball joint on the hub side
with the axle hangin all u need is a dead blow hammer/impact hammer, be sure it is not straight metal or u will mushroom that thing, but since i was replacing my axles anyway
my friend just gave it one good smack and it popped right out, no probs

 

It has been severely damaged....
It was pretty dicked up before RJ pointed out that I did not have remove it, but while I was in here reading that, my friend went ahead and destroyed the end

 

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you don't need to remove it from the hub to do the tranny. unless it's mushroomed too much to get the axle nut back on...

your answer was posted by chad and myself, impact hammer.

edit: err you edited your post anyways. impact hammer = good.

 

Well you're going to need a sledge at the least.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FizzleDaKlown &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> anyways. impact hammer = good.</TD></TR></TABLE>What does one look like?is this like an air tool or something?
BTW this really really sucks....I have no Idea why this is so stuck

 

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BTW this really really sucks....I have no Idea why this is so stuck</TD></TR></TABLE>

Air impact hammer:

 

Wouldnt a slide hammer work?

How about a BFD (big farking drift)

RJ