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Bigballin · 02-26-2007, 01:33 PM

set back after set back with this stupid 5 lug convo. im trying to remove the rear axle so i can get my j30 assembly on. the axle nut is off but the axle wont slide out like every write up says. frustratinggggggg

projectRDM · 02-26-2007, 01:36 PM

DO NOT hit the end of the axle. Place a wedge bar/center punch against the axle in the indent and hit it squarely with a BFH. Should loosen it enough to begin sliding. Throw a little WD40 in for good measure.

240trainee · 02-26-2007, 02:11 PM

Yea, I f'd up a friends axle beating it out with a hammer, had to spend an hour re-filing the threads on the end so we could get the axle nut on. +1 to R240NA, from someone who's done it the wrong way, lol.

kensreliableb18b · 02-26-2007, 02:16 PM

what? i just screwed the nut back on partially and hammered it with a mallet. worked fine for me. i guess i did it wrong =T

Dream240 · 02-26-2007, 02:17 PM

you CAN use a big rubber mallet or a dead blow hammer, those work pretty good. But don't use a shop hammer or mini sledge, that'll F.U.B.A.R. your threads everytime.

GL

Dream240 · 02-26-2007, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kensreliableb18b

what? i just screwed the nut back on partially and hammered it with a mallet. worked fine for me. i guess i did it wrong =T

You can do it that way, but you run the risk of pushing the nut on forcefully with the blow of a hammer, especially a mini-sledge. Thus stripping the threads on the axle. I'd say 95% of the time it works pretty good. But there's always that one time that the rust is just too much for it to budge with one hit. The more you wack at it the greater the risk. <= ha ha ha....

projectRDM · 02-26-2007, 02:57 PM

It's really hit or miss. I've seen some come out with just a little nudge, and others I've had to beat so bad that once they slide out of the hub they get caught since the end is crowned so bad. A rubber mallet won't hurt it but it might not be enough to provoke it to move either.

***FaLKoN240*** · 02-26-2007, 03:00 PM

How different is this from doing 5 lug swap? I figured it'd be about the same- except you remove the axle instead of putting on a hub.

Bigballin · 02-26-2007, 03:28 PM

shit.... just got the axle out thanks to a rubber mallet (new best friend) now its time to remove the ball joint = bitch to remove.

Bigballin · 02-26-2007, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 240FaLKoN

How different is this from doing 5 lug swap? I figured it'd be about the same- except you remove the axle instead of putting on a hub.

the hub swap is easier to do and less time consuming, but the "axle" swap is not that bad assuming you have the correct tools.

Blackparade · 02-26-2007, 03:48 PM

Also just another method of doing this.......I use a a brass mallet and a regular mallet at the same time. You put the brass mallet up against the axle end, then hit it with the regular mallet,. It pops right out.

drift freaq · 02-26-2007, 05:51 PM

Or if need be go rent yourself a hub puller. They are designed with a center pin that sits directly on the indent on the end of your axle. They have clamps that wrap aroung the sides of the hub. You then just turn the nut on the threaded center pin and it slowly pulls your hub off the axle splines nice and slowly.

hitman · 02-26-2007, 05:55 PM

put the nut on the end and then hit it with a hammer. its 7 bolts shouldnt be too hard

projectRDM · 02-26-2007, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by hitman

put the nut on the end and then hit it with a hammer. its 7 bolts shouldnt be too hard

We've already discussed that this is the wrong way to do it. Your input isn't needed.

02-26-2007, 01:33 PM	#1
Bigballin Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Purple Oillll,TX Posts: 222 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	sigh... axle removal set back after set back with this stupid 5 lug convo. im trying to remove the rear axle so i can get my j30 assembly on. the axle nut is off but the axle wont slide out like every write up says. frustratinggggggg

02-26-2007, 02:11 PM	#3
240trainee Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Richmond, VA Age: 38 Posts: 3,861 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Yea, I f'd up a friends axle beating it out with a hammer, had to spend an hour re-filing the threads on the end so we could get the axle nut on. +1 to R240NA, from someone who's done it the wrong way, lol. __________________ Team Pterodactyl SHARK ATTACK!!! LookoutDrift

02-26-2007, 02:17 PM	#5
Dream240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Inland Empire, California Age: 46 Posts: 2,188 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	you CAN use a big rubber mallet or a dead blow hammer, those work pretty good. But don't use a shop hammer or mini sledge, that'll F.U.B.A.R. your threads everytime. GL __________________ Don't mess with my monkey...he's loaded.

02-26-2007, 03:00 PM	#8
*FaLKoN240* Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SoCal Temecula Posts: 16,893 Trader Rating: (73) Feedback Score: 73 reviews	How different is this from doing 5 lug swap? I figured it'd be about the same- except you remove the axle instead of putting on a hub. __________________ Best way to do business with me? Make your best offer FIRST.

02-26-2007, 05:51 PM	#12
drift freaq R.I.P. Aya, always love Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Los Feliz/Hollywood Posts: 18,564 Trader Rating: (215) Rides Gallery: drift freaq Feedback Score: 215 reviews	Or if need be go rent yourself a hub puller. They are designed with a center pin that sits directly on the indent on the end of your axle. They have clamps that wrap aroung the sides of the hub. You then just turn the nut on the threaded center pin and it slowly pulls your hub off the axle splines nice and slowly. __________________ "Having a lot of tracks on a song is like putting stickers on a car to get more horsepower" New Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uebV1OnbRsw Buy my mounts! http://zilvia.net/f/sale-items/51531...ns-mounts.html http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/317539...e-mouts-6.html

02-26-2007, 01:36 PM	#2
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	DO NOT hit the end of the axle. Place a wedge bar/center punch against the axle in the indent and hit it squarely with a BFH. Should loosen it enough to begin sliding. Throw a little WD40 in for good measure.

02-26-2007, 02:16 PM	#4
kensreliableb18b Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: so cal - 626, 909, 562 and 949. 818 if i feel like running away Posts: 945 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	what? i just screwed the nut back on partially and hammered it with a mallet. worked fine for me. i guess i did it wrong =T

02-26-2007, 02:57 PM	#7
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	It's really hit or miss. I've seen some come out with just a little nudge, and others I've had to beat so bad that once they slide out of the hub they get caught since the end is crowned so bad. A rubber mallet won't hurt it but it might not be enough to provoke it to move either.

02-26-2007, 03:28 PM	#9
Bigballin Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Purple Oillll,TX Posts: 222 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	shit.... just got the axle out thanks to a rubber mallet (new best friend) now its time to remove the ball joint = bitch to remove.

02-26-2007, 03:48 PM	#11
Blackparade Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: LA Age: 39 Posts: 1,022 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Also just another method of doing this.......I use a a brass mallet and a regular mallet at the same time. You put the brass mallet up against the axle end, then hit it with the regular mallet,. It pops right out.

02-26-2007, 05:55 PM	#13
hitman Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: late 19th century prussia Age: 37 Posts: 1,057 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	put the nut on the end and then hit it with a hammer. its 7 bolts shouldnt be too hard __________________ driftparty.com