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carefact0rzero

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so i'm pulling the axles to get new bearings pressed on. the pass. side came out nice and easy, but the driver side isn't budging. i flipped the brake drum over and tried using that to pull it, and even took that off and tried to use the wheel, i figured the weight behind that would slide that freakin' axle out. but no luck. anybody have some suggestions on getting that thing out? i read about using a slide hammer but that's pretty much the same thing i was doing with the drum/ wheel...
 

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No, a slide hammer works much better. See if you can rent one or borrow one and I'll bet your axle pops right out.
 

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I just had the same problem when I pulled my axles a few weeks ago. The pass side came out with no effort but the drivers side was not budging. I went to Advance Auto and got an axle puller. Worked great!
 

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raleighstang65 said:
I just had the same problem when I pulled my axles a few weeks ago. The pass side came out with no effort but the drivers side was not budging. I went to Advance Auto and got an axle puller. Worked great!
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Ditto...
 

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X3 on renting the axle puller. You will never get it out with just the drum reversed. Even with the puller, mine was a bitch to get out.
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slide hammer did the trick.
 
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