I'm in the process of switching out my passenger side axle. I have everything done and out of the way except seperating the axle from the tranny.
Is there some trick to this? Or should I just beat the **** out of till it's out? Do I need to worry about damaging anything?
Thanks for any help

 

A big lever arm and a rubber mallet should do the trick.

 

or u can use a medium size pry bar

 

just to clerify, put a lever in between the axle and the tranny and wack it to pry it appart?

Also I tore up the rubber part of the lower ball joint, while removing it, and I have a replacement, but I need to know if it is possible to get it out on my own? if so how? or will I need to take it to a shop to have to pressed out? Cause it is in there GOOOOD

 

if you have an air hammer ball joints are no problem.

 

im sure everyone has an airhammer laying around.....

 

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are you stupid...he said IF

 

yes i realize that you ******* idiot...WHO HAS AN AIR HAMMER LAYING AROUND?

 

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that is SO totally not needed!!!!!!!!

put a jack under the rotor, raise it up, and undo the ball joint nut and smake the LCA with a hammer, i have NEVER had one that hasn't come off yet.

as for getting the axles out of the tranny, i take a small prybar and they come right out everytime.

 

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i mean do you know the guy?? NO you dont know him at all you never know what he has laying around you dumb ****

 

trying yanking it out by hand then having another person wacking it with a rubber mallet

 

thanks to everyone for your help and very quick replys

but yeah I don't have an air hammer lol I might be able to get one off a friend to use tho....

but even if I did, I would have to hit it from the bottom because of the lip that goes around the top of it and about half an inch about the top of it is the wheel bearing, so it seems like there is no place for it to go or get out.....

 

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put a jack under the rotor, raise it up, and undo the ball joint nut and smake the LCA with a hammer, i have NEVER had one that hasn't come off yet.
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I already have it loose from the lower control arm, but I need to know how to get the actual ball joint itself out of the steering knuckle

 

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um, i have an air hammer laying around. acually most ppl who have air tools (which i do recommend if you are going to be working on a car, and are even planning on doing any kind of swap/mini-me swap), have an air hammer in the set

so to clarify to you, alot of people have air hammer's laying around

 

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I have one... well, I dont, but my dad does, and I live with him, so its as good as mine

 

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i mean do you know the guy?? NO you dont know him at all you never know what he has laying around you dumb ****</TD></TR></TABLE>

youre a ******* idiot, for air tools you need an air compressor...maybe 5% of the people on this board have an air compressor in their garage...theyre not cheap...most peope dont have anything more than some wrenches sockets screwdrivers etc, all i was saying was most teenagers with hondas dont have an air hammer and compressor laying around....******* dumbass

and no, he doesnt have one as you can see^

 

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youre a ******* idiot, for air tools you need an air compressor...maybe 5% of the people on this board have an air compressor in their garage...theyre not cheap...most peope dont have anything more than some wrenches sockets screwdrivers etc, all i was saying was most teenagers with hondas dont have an air hammer and compressor laying around....******* dumbass

and no, he doesnt have one as you can see^</TD></TR></TABLE>

shut up...not everyone on this board is a teenager...and i gaurantee more than 5% hav a air compressor not all of them are that expensive.just stop posting on this thread with your ignorant comments

 

getting the ball joint out with an air hammer is no problem at all. Getting a ball joint in with an air hammer takes more then an air hammer and a big headache.

 

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shut up...not everyone on this board is a teenager...and i gaurantee more than 5% hav a air compressor not all of them are that expensive.just stop posting on this thread with your ignorant comments</TD></TR></TABLE>

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shut the **** up....

 

MY ignorant *** comments....i made a simple joke and you began the ignorant *** comments using profanity

if you wanna make any more ignorant comments then IM me dumbass newb

 

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shut up...not everyone on this board is a teenager...and i gaurantee more than 5% hav a air compressor not all of them are that expensive.just stop posting on this thread with your ignorant comments</TD></TR></TABLE>

read that quote over again...ok did u get what it says..NOT EVERYONE is a teenager i didnt say anyone in particular...damn what is your reading level at??