Redneck?  Or just desperation?

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12/14/2014 at 14:34 • Filed to: None

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Axle refuses to come off the stub shaft. Halp!

Update: big time fail. Couldn't get apart no matter what I tried. Even tried swapping tripods out and leaving the old axles. New and old axles not compatible with each other. So I just lobbed a crap load of new grease inside the old one and put it back together. Hopefully it holds for another couple thousand miles until I can get in for a second try.


DISCUSSION (29)


Kinja'd!!!  > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 14:38

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Axle refuses to come out so we are just gonna yank this car right off the jack.


Kinja'd!!! dogisbadob > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 14:39

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Hi

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Kinja'd!!! XJDano > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 14:39

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Wat


Kinja'd!!! RyanFrew > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 14:40

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If you're doing what I think you're doing, I hope the Chrysler doesn't come right off the jacks.


Kinja'd!!! Boss2452stolemylunchmoney > 
12/14/2014 at 14:40

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Using the come along to provide pulling force while i whack away with the air hammer. Stupid rust.


Kinja'd!!! Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 14:41

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Vise grip and slide hammer? Scotty killmer had a video up recently.


Kinja'd!!! Boss2452stolemylunchmoney > RyanFrew
12/14/2014 at 14:42

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Me too! I've got a backup jack under it and I'm only pulling so hard with the come along while i hammer the tripod housing... Hoping to break the rust loose from the splines.


Kinja'd!!! Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 14:43

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Putting a lot of sidewards force on a car on jack stands is not a good thing to do.


Kinja'd!!! Boss2452stolemylunchmoney > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/14/2014 at 14:43

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Not my first choice either. Not even my second choice.


Kinja'd!!! Racescort666 > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 14:43

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Pry bar. I've had axles stuck pretty good on my Escort and it just takes for fucking ever. I had one that was partially fused to the differential. Fortunately that was when I was installing an LSD so fucking up the seals and the diff were not an issue.


Kinja'd!!! PyramidHat > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 14:47

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Have you tried tapping the end in (towards the center of the car)? Maybe that will loosen some of the rust. Also, can you get a torch on where it connects to the transaxle? maybe a little heat might make things expand enough to break free...


Kinja'd!!! Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 14:52

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The grim reaper called and said he'll be there in ten. Seriously at least chain the other side of the car to something else solid!


Kinja'd!!! Boss2452stolemylunchmoney > PyramidHat
12/14/2014 at 14:53

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Hit it with sledge, framing hammer, and air hammer while pulling on it with the come along... Nothing

And no heat. All I have is a little propane torch. Seemed little effective.


Kinja'd!!! Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 14:55

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Last time I did a similar job we used a beefy hub puller and some mallets.


Kinja'd!!! Boss2452stolemylunchmoney > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast
12/14/2014 at 14:55

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It's not going anywhere with the amount of force I have on it. I'm not going to pull it off the stands.


Kinja'd!!! PS9 > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 15:01

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PS9s guide to fixing a busted 00s era Chrysler;

Step 1) Dispose of the 00s era Chrysler completely.

Step 2) Replace with Hellcat.


Kinja'd!!! Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 15:03

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Just be safe, Gravity is a bitch.


Kinja'd!!! JGrabowMSt > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 15:05

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You need some penetration, bro

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Kinja'd!!! Nisman > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 15:07

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Try pounding in a pry bar with a hammer.


Kinja'd!!! Arben72 > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 15:37

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Go buy a mapp gas torch and save yourself time plus hundreds in damage. It's worth every penny.


Kinja'd!!! Boss2452stolemylunchmoney > PS9
12/14/2014 at 16:37

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Lul! Love it.


Kinja'd!!! Manual Transition > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 18:11

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I appreciate your predicament and I feel for you but what you have there, is a big pile of nope. Your small propane torch, is a better choice than your current setup. The list of things that could go wrong, is a long one.


Kinja'd!!! Manual Transition > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 18:16

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Can you fit a small scissor-jack behind the axle?


Kinja'd!!! gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 18:30

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Shoot some PB'laster down into the splines and come back in a couple days. I always hit every single thing that needs to come apart with that stuff once or twice a day for a few days in advance of when I'll be working.


Kinja'd!!! Boss2452stolemylunchmoney > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast
12/14/2014 at 18:59

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I love gravity. It's what's keeping me from smashing into nearby structures at hundreds of miles per hour.


Kinja'd!!! Boss2452stolemylunchmoney > JGrabowMSt
12/14/2014 at 19:01

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I might try this stuff next time.


Kinja'd!!! Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 19:27

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Well that's true, it's all so true that gravity sucks.


Kinja'd!!! JGrabowMSt > Boss2452stolemylunchmoney
12/14/2014 at 19:54

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I keep a can in my tool box. I had to take off a power steering pump to get the pulley replaced, and one of the fittings wouldn't budge for shit. Sprayed with PB Blaster let it soak for about 30 seconds, and the thing came off like soft butter. I've never turned back, PB Blaster is magic.


Kinja'd!!! John Norris (AngryDrifter) > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/14/2014 at 21:40

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A good hub puller and PB blaster at any rusted spots should do the job. Are you sure there isn't another fastener at the other end?