I am unsure of how to remove the axles from the front gearcase/differential. Everything that I have found says to pull real hard on the axle to remove it from the gearcase. But I don't want to mess anything up. Am I suppose to pull real hard on the axles to pull them out of the gearcase or pry on the black things (in the video below)?


http://s72.photobucket.com/alb...urrent=bearingedit.flv

 

no prying, SNAP FAST+HARD+SUDDENLY LIKE YOUR GOING TO PULL START A DIESEL TRUCK,THERE IS ONLY A INTERNAL CLIP TO POP OUT.........

 

F#*$ I can't get them out. Will have to get someone bigger than me to pull.

 

CAN YOU SEE THE END OF THE AXLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CASE???

 

I had my 250 lb friend pulling on the shaft and it still wouldnt come out. We strapped the housing to the back of a Chevy Colorado crew cab in park and the shaft to a 4 wheeler. The 4 wheeler started to pull the truck when we were jerking a little. It started to rain so we had to stop.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: MECHANIKE

CAN YOU SEE THE END OF THE AXLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CASE???</end quote></div>

what u see in the vid in my first post is what I am looking at. I will take some pics in a min.

 

edit: we got it off. held it with a vice and started to hit the diff housing by putting a piece of wood on it and hitting it with a hammer.

 

I tried to find a post on this from a few months ago at least, when a member had to use a cherry picker and press in order to get his axle out, but I can't find it. Sorry.

 

try this next time..I tied a piece of tie wire around the indention where the small boot clamp goes on the axle. tied the other end to a tie down strap. give it about 2 feet of slack then ****** it hard and fast and it should pop out.