Removal and replacement of IFS axe shaft ?

[Huhwhye]

Is there any tips or tricks you guys have for removal and replacement of the "short side" axel shaft?

I have another complete stock front axel as a donor.  I have gears and a locker in my truck now, just have a broken axel shaft, everything else is fine.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

[yotaboy79]

  the housing off pull the axle put the new one in and weld the housing back on oh and try to get it strait when you weld it lol

[Huhwhye]

Housing?

Maybe I didn't make it clear.  I don't want to swap housings.  I broke an axel shaft, not the tube. I want to change the short side shaft.  The spare is a stock unit, just donor parts.  I want to keep my diff. with gears and a locker.

[yotaboy79]

oh your talking about an ifs axle i thaught you where looking for a trick to fix an axle shaft in a solid axle front end and i was joking about cutting it

[yotaboy79]

good luck

[Jared]

I GOT YOUR SOLUTION!!!!!!      SAS   

[yotaboy79]

there ya go

[Huhwhye]

Your solution has 1 flaw.

$$$$  I'm a broke student.  the front end I bought for parts cost me $10.

[brainlessfool]

well I've never done it, butt I would say to start by looking in a FSM. that allways a good starting point.

[Jared]

tell you what...... sell your lockers and put open diffs in it.  then buy a straight axle toy...

[Prismo]

I figure these guys are about done having their fun. Here is the information you seek.
After pulling the CV axles, use 2 screwdrivers to pry axles out. Pull chunk if axle is broken in carrier. Pry out stubb. It is held in by a ring.

[Paul_Elbisser]

Your all mean!

Option 1 :Got a welder? weld some scrap to the stub, and pull it out. You must ground the axle stub, not on the housing or anywhere else. the current could ark and weld the stub in, or worse your bearings together. So grouns clamp the scrap steel.

Option 2 : Drill and tap the stud shaft, Bolt something onit to pull it out.

Option 3 : Take the diff out, and dissasemble enough to push it out from the inside.

Option 4 : disasemble on the truck, and press it out from the inside.

Disasemble can be trouble if the stub is broke to where the carrier wont come out. If the carier wont come out, you can't get the ring gear off to pull the center pin. The center pin is in the way from pushing something thru from the other side

[Huhwhye]

Thanks guys.  I'm going to tackle it tommorow.  I appreciate the help.

[mr4x42u]

what locker are you running?How do you know its fine?If its a detroit they do bust somtimes when axles bust from the unloading buring the kaboom...Just check it out befor you wheel and fid out its busted too late..

[Huhwhye]

Good idea.  I have a lock-rite in the front

I will check it out.  But I think it was working because I was still turning the left front after the shaft broke.  But its better to check while I have it apart anyway.