Tear down help

[melicha8]

When I was taking apart my car the thing that stopped me was removing the axle from the hub. I did everything I thought would work. I used wd40 along with some pullers and I also used a crowe bar. So is there anything anyone did to get these off. Oh yeah I was able to remove the large bolt so they could come out. So help me out...how did you that have done this do this?

 

[Traveler]

Look at the end of your axle. There should be a small dimple in the end of it. You use an air hammer with a round tip in that dimple and it will break it loose. I run across this with Volvo axles all the time.

 

[promp3]

....or you can just beat it with somthing

 

[NC_MP3]

Yeah, stick a punch or something in there and beat it out with a hammer.

 

[melicha8]

No I got that bolt off of the axle, we are talking about the large diameter bolt. The problem was getting the axle out of the front suspension setup.

 

[MikeBlueP5]

what were you trying to get it out for? Clutch install?
Mike

 

[melicha8]

Yeah I was trying to do the clutch and flywheel myself at the beginning of this year. I couldn't do it.

 

[MikeBlueP5]

ended up taking it to a shop? How do you like it now with a lighter flywheel, and better holding clutch. I was thinking about getting the ACT and lightened flywheel combo. You think its worth it and which clutch would you recommend?
Mike

 

[melicha8]

I would it's a nice feeling to accelerate faster then get slingshotted forward when the clutch grabs

 

[melicha8]

They come with bearing centering tool, throw-out bearing, pressure plate and disk. at least that is what mine came with