[stewy91]

hey guys im having some serious trouble removing my rear axles i have tried pulling with the wheel on i have tried the chain and hammer method still no luck any other ideas

[zooky08]

I had the same problem. I just chain down the other side of the car to a concrete post and got a bigger hammer

[stewy91]

i dont have a bigger hammer but i guess i will keep trying until i get a good way of doing it

[runtbase]

What you need is a slide hammer.

[31zook]

put your rim on, and beat your rim with a rubber mallet. weaves taught me that

[SierraDan]

Unbolt the backing plate?
Mine slide out with a good pull on it.

[buzbox]

31zook wrote:

put your rim on, and beat your rim with a rubber mallet. weaves taught me that

X 2

4lb hammer / mini sledgie FTW

I beat the tyre instead to prevent damage to the rim.

[Built4thrashing]

Get a 6ft length of chain and bolt it to the hub studs. Then using a sledge hammer or a crow bar swing it into the looped end of the chain. Same effect as a slide hammer.

[stewy91]

i have already tried using beating it by the tire and still no luck im gonna to try a axle puller tomorrow hopefully it will work. and yes the backing plate is undone

[zammit]

put a wedge inbetween the backing plate and the axel

[neofitou]

Have you taken out the other side and unbolted the third member?

On my 1l the housing was jammed against the axel so badly, I put the hand winch on it, really tight and hit housing where the axel would have been against it with the back of an axe and it came out. If that had failed I would have cut the tube off near the bearing end, I was changing the housing anyway..

[whincup]

i undid the wheel nuts and left them on just a couple of threads and used the tyre as a slide hammer. worked perfect after a couple of hits

[stewy91]

I ended up getting a slide hammer and after 5 or 6 goes they both came straight out. and thanks for all the ideas guys