Wassup350 Posted December 30, 2003 Report Posted December 30, 2003 I'm trying to replace the axle bearings, and i can't get my axle out of the housing. Is there some sort or trick to doing this, or should i take it somewhere to get it pulled? Quote
silveradohd Posted December 30, 2003 Report Posted December 30, 2003 Your best bet is to take axle to a dealership or other shop that has a tool. My uncle had the same problem. He banged it out, but hurt the spline's in return. Quote
Aussie Quad Racer Posted December 30, 2003 Report Posted December 30, 2003 You need a big rubber mallet or a good peice of hard wood to place over the end of the axle, then have fun trying to hit that puppy out. PS Take the axle nuts off first Quote
SDD Posted December 30, 2003 Report Posted December 30, 2003 Go buy a cheap deep well socket that will fit over the threads. Take a BFH and smash that thing out of there. The socket will push on the flat area of the end of the axle so you will not damage the threads at all. Quote
. Posted December 30, 2003 Report Posted December 30, 2003 What SDD said.....dont do it any other way. You'll mess up the castle nut threads and then have quite a mess on your hands. You could get it pulled too. But thats a lot of hassle as well. If it dont come off the BFH way, then pull the carrier off and go get it pulled Quote
spoin39 Posted December 31, 2003 Report Posted December 31, 2003 Put your wheel hub nut on backwards so the flat end is facing out, put a piece of wood over that and hit it with a big fu@&$*? hammer! Quote
. Posted December 31, 2003 Report Posted December 31, 2003 Thats exactly what we're telling you what not to do......unless you wanna strip some threads.....or feel lucky Quote
Big Blue Posted December 31, 2003 Report Posted December 31, 2003 A big mallet and a pieace of wood, A buddy of mine made a thing that you can screw all the way on so you can hit it with a hammer, it works great havent had any trouble with tearing up treads with it yet. Quote
dirttrack25 Posted December 31, 2003 Report Posted December 31, 2003 i put a piece off wood on my right hub like on the inside and just hit the wood came out pretty easy, now the big ass swingarm bolt ive yet to get it out Quote
limitied03 Posted December 31, 2003 Report Posted December 31, 2003 Hell i jus took the axle nuts loose and mine slid right out....but mine was pretty new when i changed it................ Quote
rebelbanshee2 Posted December 31, 2003 Report Posted December 31, 2003 when you go to put it back in grease the shot out if it and get grease fitting on the carrier, drill a hole in that spacer so grease can get to the axle out easy again Quote
Skiddz Posted January 2, 2004 Report Posted January 2, 2004 Get a big BRASS hammer and you can beat the snot outta the threaded end all day without buggering the threads. The hammer will probably get f00ked up, but that's it's job. That same hammer can be used to beat the crap outta the swingarm bolt to get it out. Just went through this exercise on my 'shee a couple weeks ago.. Took a torch, lots of penetrating oil and a BFH to get it out. Quote
Big Blue Posted January 2, 2004 Report Posted January 2, 2004 Also a good idea would be to put some never seiz(sp) on the inside of the carrier and on your axle so you dont have to worry about them getting stuck, this has always worked for mine. Quote
Wassup350 Posted January 2, 2004 Author Report Posted January 2, 2004 Thanks guys, too bad i read this a day after i got it together. I ended up breakin out the propane torch and heated that sucker up. Then used a mallet to bang it out and it popped right out. It took some time and thinking but me and my buddy got it out. Getting the new bearings in was tricky but we got em in. It gave me a chance to paint my axle carrier metallic silver, it looks sweeet. BTW what is a BHF, all you guys are saying this but i can't figure it out. Quote
itsmyforte Posted January 2, 2004 Report Posted January 2, 2004 BTW what is a BHF, all you guys are saying this but i can't figure it out. its BFH, and it stands for BIG FUCKING HAMMER Quote
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