how do i change the axle barrings on my 97 warrior, i cant seem to get the axle out of the hub. can you help please

 

The only way I have found is to remove the axle nuts, remove the left wheel and wheel hub, get a pipe or an old deepwell socket that will fit over the end of the splines on the axle and bottom out against where the wheel hub would bottom out. Then get a really big hammer and beat the crap out of it! DO NOT beat against the threads that hold the wheel hub bolt on. You will ruin your axle if you do that. Once your axle slides out, then you may have to get the old bearing races out of the bearing carrier. This is the fun part as I haven't found the secret to this except a lot of patience and hammering. You may can cut them in two with a grinder. I have cut them out with a torch before, but that didn't work too good, as I melted the carrier a little bit - WHOOPS! I usually replace the carrier at this point with a billett one with dual row bearings. The factory carrier is junk.

 

screw the castle nut on and beat on that... ya i melted the stock bearings in my warrior too... had to have them pressed out by the dealer

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Speedy2222

screw the castle nut on and beat on that... ya i melted the stock bearings in my warrior too... had to have them pressed out by the dealer</end quote></div>

Wow! Don't you think beating on the castle nut is a little risky? I almost ruined my threads by doing that one time!

 

Then after you get the axle out, drill and tap the carrier and then install a grease zerk and pump it full. You will never have trouble getting the axle out again. It will also help keep water out and your bearings will last longer.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Raptor450

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Speedy2222



screw the castle nut on and beat on that... ya i melted the stock bearings in my warrior too... had to have them pressed out by the dealer</end quote></div>



Wow! Don't you think beating on the castle nut is a little risky? I almost ruined my threads by doing that one time!</end quote></div>

not if u know what you're doing

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Speedy2222

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Raptor450



<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Speedy2222







screw the castle nut on and beat on that... ya i melted the stock bearings in my warrior too... had to have them pressed out by the dealer</end quote></div>







Wow! Don't you think beating on the castle nut is a little risky? I almost ruined my threads by doing that one time!</end quote></div>



not if u know what you're doing</end quote></div>

Please explain. Cause every one of my Warrior axles were stuck so bad I HAD to beat the ever-living crap out of it to get it out! And that wimpy little castle nut and threads were not designed to be beat on with a 10 lb. hammer. Since you " know what you're doing" , what's your secret? The last time I replaced mine, I had a piece of schedule 40 pipe slid over the splines and bottomed out where the hub stops, and by the time I got my axle out, the steel pipe I had used was mashed in about an inch where I beat on it. I don't care what you do, unless you have some kind of special tool, it just takes brute force, and the end of an axle wasn't designed to be beat on like that.