axle removal help

[AJC]

Don't give up that easy, it will come out eventually. Keep it lubed and keep working it.

 

i ended up getting my pressure washer and washing it off and painting it up. just taped up the axel and shit.

would of been alot better to get the axel out though

 

i'm assuming you got the axle nuts off and tring to get it out of

the carrier? I had to get the sledge out and pound mine out of

the carrier because it had siezed to the bearings. Spray it

generously with pb blaster and put a block of wood up against

the end of the axle, to protect the treads. And wack away with

a BFH.

 

yes everything was taken off, i tryed the BFH and a block of wood trick. still a no go..

 

riding season is soon here, so im not going to bother with it untill i need to replace the bearings.

[yamahauler]

imo if the axle wont come out its time to replace the bearings

[AJC]

whys that?. theres no play what so ever in the swinger.

if the bearings are stuck in there , there stuck in there so..

maybe im wrong though..

should they be changed now?

Edited April 12, 2008 by AJC

[Hilarious]

whys that?. theres no play what so ever in the swinger.

if the bearings are stuck in there , there stuck in there so..

maybe im wrong though..

should they be changed now?

 

 

No, the carrier, bearings and axle are just machined with tight tolerances.

the inner races on the bearings have just mated themselves to the axle.

its just going to be a real pain in the arse when they do go bad and

you have to replace them. :shrug: