axle removal help

[dirtydownunder]

hey, i ran a few search's and couldnt find the info so here goes,

what direction are the big locking nuts on the axle right turn or left turn ? will i have to heat it up to get it off ?.

 

any help appreciated, thanx heaps.

[fastbanshee8]

hey, i ran a few search's and couldnt find the info so here goes,

what direction are the big locking nuts on the axle right turn or left turn ? will i have to heat it up to get it off ?.

 

any help appreciated, thanx heaps.

 

If you are standing at the rear, you will need to push up on the wrench to loosen the axle nuts. It's the old, "righty tighty, lefty losey" method.

[dirtydownunder]

If you are standing at the rear, you will need to push up on the wrench to loosen the axle nuts. It's the old, "righty tighty, lefty losey" method.

 

 

thanx for that man, now to try to get this tight mofo off.

[fastbanshee8]

thanx for that man, now to try to get this tight mofo off.

 

The first time I removed mine, I had to have the wife sit on the seat, and hold down on the rear brake lever. It still took a lot of effort to get the axle nuts loose. The thread goop that Yamaha used is some nasty shit.

[dirtydownunder]

The first time I removed mine, I had to have the wife sit on the seat, and hold down on the rear brake lever. It still took a lot of effort to get the axle nuts loose. The thread goop that Yamaha used is some nasty shit.

 

Yeh WOW! thats tight even with heat, im gonna have to get some pipe tomorow for leverage, i didnt know the rear suspention had so much squat.

 

hehe shatterd dreams i really wanted this off so i could get it straightend tomorrow.

[CadillacBanshee]

I use a 24' pipe wrench. EZ.

[dirtydownunder]

I use a 24' pipe wrench. EZ.

 

i used a massive cresant and a long pipe with a bit of heat and it came off, was bloody tight tho.

 

thanx.

[Hilarious]

What works even better is this little motion pro axle nut wrench that i bought.

tapped on it a little with a hammer and got the nuts off. I believe its a 50mm

wrench that fits the stock axle nuts.

If the bearings in your carrier are bad and are stuck to your axle, look out.

Getting the axle nuts off is one thing. Sometimes just getting the axle out

of the carrier is another task.

Good luck. :beer:

[njbanshee]

Thats when you break out the sledge hammer.

[Erwin8r]

Thats when you break out the sledge hammer.

 

OR the Dremel and the carbon cutting wheel... :geek:

[AJC]

What works even better is this little motion pro axle nut wrench that i bought.

tapped on it a little with a hammer and got the nuts off. I believe its a 50mm

wrench that fits the stock axle nuts.

If the bearings in your carrier are bad and are stuck to your axle, look out.

Getting the axle nuts off is one thing. Sometimes just getting the axle out

of the carrier is another task.

Good luck. :beer:

 

i guess thats wrong with mine, i attempted to remove the axel to clean up my swinger, but the axle would not move. so my attempt failed.

[njbanshee]

Don't give up that easy, it will come out eventually. Keep it lubed and keep working it.

[Hilarious]

i guess thats wrong with mine, i attempted to remove the axel to clean up my swinger, but the axle would not move. so my attempt failed.

 

i'm assuming you got the axle nuts off and tring to get it out of

the carrier? I had to get the sledge out and pound mine out of

the carrier because it had siezed to the bearings. Spray it

generously with pb blaster and put a block of wood up against

the end of the axle, to protect the treads. And wack away with

a BFH.

[98_shee]

If you tape an old socket to the axle and hit the socket with a sledge it comes out easier.

[AJC]

Don't give up that easy, it will come out eventually. Keep it lubed and keep working it.

 

i ended up getting my pressure washer and washing it off and painting it up. just taped up the axel and shit.

would of been alot better to get the axel out though

 

i'm assuming you got the axle nuts off and tring to get it out of

the carrier? I had to get the sledge out and pound mine out of

the carrier because it had siezed to the bearings. Spray it

generously with pb blaster and put a block of wood up against

the end of the axle, to protect the treads. And wack away with

a BFH.

 

yes everything was taken off, i tryed the BFH and a block of wood trick. still a no go..

 

riding season is soon here, so im not going to bother with it untill i need to replace the bearings.