I had a catastrophic CV joint failure on my 2005.5 Sportsman 500HO. I have taken the strut off and tried to pull the fron axle out of the differential with no luck. I have read many threads and even pictorials on this site on how to remove the front axle. However I am still unable to get the front axle out of the diff. When I try to look up the part number to replace the whole axile and CV joint it asks me if it is a male or female connection. With out getting the axle out I have no idea. If it is female will it still pop out like the normal axle does? I have been reading items from this forum fo about 6 months now and all the advice that has been given has helped me allot. My bike has been a great bike with few problems. I am looking for some advice on how to remove the axile from the diff. I do not want to take it to the stealer.
I will try to attach pictures. Hope I can. Hope it helps. Guess I can't.
I will read some threads on how to attach pictures and try again latter.
Your advice will be well received.

 

Here is some pictures to go with my problem. Hope it works.

 

 

see picture.

 

i give up on the picture.

 

to add pic go to go advanced scroll down to manage attachments click that and then click browse at the top then load the pic you want. Make sure it has time to load before you close the window.

 

Thanks Big O

 

See if you can get a long screwdriver or small pry-bar behind it and it should pop right out if it is like any that I have taken apart in the past. but I have only had 2 out and that was on a 01 magnum and a 08 sportsman. I have had to use a bar on front wheel drive cars before that were a little stubborn. But both times I pulled axle on an ATV they just came out by hand with a quick jerk straight back.

 

I've always had to spray penetrating into the diff for few days and let it soak in to help loosen the C clip on the inside. Then just keep pulling and tugging and try to pry it out. It usually has come out for me but not until a few days of lubing,pulling, lubing pulling, and then like magic it just seems to pop out.

 

Are you sure that there isn't a roll pin that needs driven out that holds the u-joint to the diff shaft?