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IAM_SO_sLOw · 04-22-2005, 10:32 AM

im swaping my rear diff right now and my axle on my new s13 is really stuck in there...i been trying to hammer it out but it hasnt been working... i used pb blaster and it still is in there... i dont know what else to do... anyone got any ideas?

aznpoopy · 04-22-2005, 10:41 AM

edited: nevermind

projectRDM · 04-22-2005, 10:42 AM

Go ahead and find a new axle because hammering on it has crowned the end and the nut won't go back on. If you've left the nut on and tried hammering then buy a grinder too because the nut won't thread off anymore. After you get what you need, beat on it with serious force. I've seen some that I had to use a wedge bar and sledgehammer to break loose.

IAM_SO_sLOw · 04-22-2005, 12:48 PM

ya i dont care about the axle anymore... i have another set w/ my new lsd lol i killed the end of the axle and it wont come off still =( *sigh* ima try hammering for another 2hrs anyone know any other methods besides hammering it

krustindumm · 04-22-2005, 04:09 PM

my usual method is an air hammer to the center dimple, or if one isn't available, then a 20lb sledge hammer and one full swing. One big swing doesnt seem to distort the end as bad as alot of little swings with a small hammer.

mjjstang · 04-22-2005, 06:50 PM

haha I have been trying to get my lsd in for a month now, keep getting axels from the junk yards and they are so fucked up, ive wasted 150 on axels alone, im about to be at the money mark of a nice used 2 way, oh well, good luck i think the air hammer sounds good but you dont have a compressor do you?

IAM_SO_sLOw · 04-23-2005, 02:33 AM

ya i have a compressor... but i didnt use it i finally got it out... i heated the hub up for about a min or less not till it was red hot....and then put a bit of pb blaster when it was still hot and then started to hit that shiettt....it came out in a few hits....=)

04-22-2005, 10:32 AM	#1
IAM_SO_sLOw Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: west covina Posts: 1,164 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	rusted axle=( im swaping my rear diff right now and my axle on my new s13 is really stuck in there...i been trying to hammer it out but it hasnt been working... i used pb blaster and it still is in there... i dont know what else to do... anyone got any ideas?

04-22-2005, 10:42 AM	#3
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Go ahead and find a new axle because hammering on it has crowned the end and the nut won't go back on. If you've left the nut on and tried hammering then buy a grinder too because the nut won't thread off anymore. After you get what you need, beat on it with serious force. I've seen some that I had to use a wedge bar and sledgehammer to break loose. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

04-22-2005, 06:50 PM	#6
mjjstang Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,654 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	haha I have been trying to get my lsd in for a month now, keep getting axels from the junk yards and they are so fucked up, ive wasted 150 on axels alone, im about to be at the money mark of a nice used 2 way, oh well, good luck i think the air hammer sounds good but you dont have a compressor do you? __________________ I was going to, but I can not think of a sig less than 75 characters.

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04-22-2005, 10:41 AM	#2
aznpoopy Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Jersey Age: 44 Posts: 5,013 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	edited: nevermind

04-22-2005, 12:48 PM	#4
IAM_SO_sLOw Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: west covina Posts: 1,164 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	ya i dont care about the axle anymore... i have another set w/ my new lsd lol i killed the end of the axle and it wont come off still =( sigh ima try hammering for another 2hrs anyone know any other methods besides hammering it

04-22-2005, 04:09 PM	#5
krustindumm Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Iowa Age: 40 Posts: 473 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my usual method is an air hammer to the center dimple, or if one isn't available, then a 20lb sledge hammer and one full swing. One big swing doesnt seem to distort the end as bad as alot of little swings with a small hammer.

04-23-2005, 02:33 AM	#7
IAM_SO_sLOw Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: west covina Posts: 1,164 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	ya i have a compressor... but i didnt use it i finally got it out... i heated the hub up for about a min or less not till it was red hot....and then put a bit of pb blaster when it was still hot and then started to hit that shiettt....it came out in a few hits....=)