Topic: Removing Rear Axle Shafts

[Matty]

is there a trick to gettin them out if they are severly rusted in there...and i read my manual and it said you need a press to free the axle shafts up, and i know you guys do it on trail so i was wondering is there is any trick to freeing these suckers up so i can get them out...

[WHITE_TRASH]

After you pull the e-brake cable, brake line and the 4 14mm nuts off just get back and give it s swift kick from the back it'll pop out.  Its typical for them to be a bit difficult.

[Matty [OP]]

i finally got that out but now i just wanna get to the axle shaft itself....i took the snap ring off but how do i just pull the shaft itself

[WHITE_TRASH]

A shop press or there are writups here and on PBB on seperating the shaft and bearong at home.

[Matty [OP]]

thanks i searched and found a little thing on PBB about it.....they just told me to take the brake housing and axle shaft put a piece of plywood down the the ground and slam the fawker down as hard as possible to free it up....incase anyone wanted to know....ill let ya know how this goes...it all sounds like a lot of fun to me...

[88runner]

yeah,I tried this method the first time I changed mine, let say it was easier to just bring it to a shop that could press the old one out and the new one in, mine were really tight maybe you'll be lucky.

[mudmaster]

Yeah I had to take it to a shop also