i just took my axle out to replace the bearings but im having a problem,the lock collar on the brake side will not come off..yes i took the snap ring off but ithe collar just seems froze on there.. i tried prying it from the seal,i tried locking a pair of vise-grips on it and beating them with a hammer and the damn thing just wont come off.whats the deal?please help..

 

ok here's the deal,i was just reading in my service manual and it says when installing the collar to put the tapered side to the inside,well when the dealer installed my new axle after breaking it they installed it with the beveled side on the out side.could this be the problem?please help i need it fixed for the weekend..

 

Try a lil heat. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

heat didnt do nothing for it,ive heated it up and locked the vicegrips on and tried beating it off and nothing..by the looks of it the dealer smacked it a few times to get it on.im going to take it back to them tomorrow and MAKE them get it off..im so mad..

 

I got my axle in, it was not that bad. I put my chain side lock collar on backwards at first. I was able to pry it off with a screwdriver. If I were you I would take it to your dealer and make him fix it. Godd luck with it man.

 

thanks man,thats my plan take it back to the dealer tomorrow and make them stop everything they are doing,and get it off..the guys at the dealer are so stupid,i dont even know how they have a job.my buddies 500 scrambler went in to have the swing arm bushings replaced and after getting it back he took it for a ride and the darn nut that hold the swing arm on fell off..then he brought it back for something else and the guy says "ok im just going to shift it,that will tell me how hard its been ridden" and he pulls out the choke to put it in reverse..hahahaha what a idot.then he says "well where's the hour meter"lol i have a 3 year warrenty through the dealer,but its pretty sad i wont take it to them to have it fixed because it took them 3 months to change my axle and almost 3 months to change my buddies swing arm bushings..im glad i have a manual now.

 

Sounds like he never put locktite on the nut. What an idiot!!! Thats why I do my own service and repairs. Some people should not be allowed near tools!!!!

 

yeah he didnt locktite it,i ended up fixing it for him..now that i have a manual i do the work myself also..

 

sniff..sniff....snifff.....................Do I smell lawsuit????????[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

lol my buddies to nice to even yell at the dealer for it lol..when he was getting the bushings done after 2 months of it being in the shop,he would call there everyday and ask ever so nicely,is it done yet.they would say nope no parts yet lol then he would say ok well call me when its done..when mine was there i called 6 times a day and told them im comming to get a rental and this and that lol..