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General Category => CF Bedford Chat => Topic started by: mezzmo on May 07, 2009, 08:19:31 PM

Title: bloody axles
Post by: mezzmo on May 07, 2009, 08:19:31 PM
desparately need some help here - removed the diff from the van - eeeaaassssyyyyyy. Do you reckon i can get those bloddy axles out - what am i doing wrong. I have:

Undone the bolts holding the brake plate onto the diff housing.
Tried getting it to move with a slide hammer
Found what looks to be some sort of circlip in the diff under the bearing - liftted it and still nothing
Just broke my sledge hammer trying

i give up!! does anyone have suggestions? would be appreciated.

Mezz

by the way, dont give a toss about the old diff, just want the axles!!
Title: Re: bloody axles
Post by: rubman on May 07, 2009, 08:39:48 PM
give me a call mezz, i made a bedford axle puller,its down at the factory ;)
Title: Re: bloody axles
Post by: mezzmo on May 07, 2009, 08:55:48 PM
Thanks, i'll give you a ring tomorrow

Mezz
Title: Re: bloody axles
Post by: mezzmo on May 08, 2009, 12:59:47 PM
Woo Hoo - problem solved - took it Jeff at Jack Macnamara's Diff centre and jobs done!!! in about 2 bloody minutes i might add - man... the right tools make it look soooo easy.
Title: Re: bloody axles
Post by: Worzel on May 08, 2009, 01:47:14 PM
what did he use?
i can't get my axle out to do a wheel bearing, so before i make a puller i'd like to know what works

did it look like this?
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg287/hughreid/slidehammer.jpg)
Title: Re: bloody axles
Post by: mezzmo on May 08, 2009, 04:59:47 PM
Thats it Worzel - same.
Title: Re: bloody axles
Post by: SandB on May 09, 2009, 11:17:40 PM
Hi I had t use the oxy set and a slide hammer.  Price for new bearing, between $200----$250.
Cheers Brian
Title: Re: bloody axles
Post by: ben on May 09, 2009, 11:48:06 PM
i used the oxy once but i wont do that again.. i dont think its good for the housing.. i just use an old rim bolted onto the axel. smak it real hard with a sledge hammer. most likely destroy the rim but youll get any axel out in my experience.. ive pulled out probably about 10 by now..

ben
Title: Re: bloody axles
Post by: mezzmo on May 11, 2009, 03:56:33 PM
The tool that Worzel is looking at brought my axles out so quick and the upside, the bearings were removed without any damage at all - obviously a lot to do with the force of the slide being dead centre - as opposed to the way i was trying to do it. Highly recommend it!!
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