I cant get the ******* passenger side axle out of the half shaft, the ******* retaining clip wont let go, anybody have any idea of how to get it out or how you got it out? Thanks

 

Beat on it.

Also, I hear tears make for good lubrication....

 

Beating on it isnt going to do **** I have pry it out somehow, but there isnt anything to pry on!!!!

The howto I was following said to just "pull it out" yeah ******* right

 

I had a buddy with a prybar underneath, while i was pulling on it.

its not easy to get out....


btw, be careful putting them back in....i narfed up my drivers side axle seal a bit, and its weeping on me now.

thank god i have an awesome dealership, they said they would change it for me anyway

 

God Dammit, im by myself how the **** am I suppose to get this **** out?

******* help people

 

well first off, your car is on jacks, and your by yourself yanking and pulling....

PLEASE be careful...

I would go for the pry method first, that seemed to be more successful than just pulling.

also, when you are pulling on it, try turning it back and forth as you do.

 

Patience my young padawon(sp?). I know they are a bytch. I fussed and fussed when I had to drop transmissions, replace axles, etc. Dealing with that short axle on the Dodge's I worked on. All 7 PT Cruiser's I had to pull that short axle out were ALL hard. No shortcuts learned except be patient and surprise it.

Then again I did end up buying a 4' pry bar.

 

Turning the axle back and forth? I will try that real quick

 

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sorry man, no clue how to get it out, just dont drop the car on your head.

 

maybe you need to it it in to break the seal to beable to pull it out..like when you take the a jar to the edge of the counter to break the seal on the lid before you open it

 

Try using a large ball joint seperator.....

http://www.autozone.com/in_our_store..._separator.htm


Should be able to get one with a large enough opening in between the axle and tranny

 

Cant use that, there is about an inch long rubber seal before it hits metal again

 

I had to pull mine out of my old eclipse and they did the same thing. I used a long pry bar, stuck the wedge side where the axle and tranny come together, and used a 4 pound hammer and tapped the top of the pry bar knocked them loose. Just be careful doing that.

 

air tools?

 

Yep got air tools, I ******* pulled the axle so hard that it broke the boot and is now in 2 piece's b/c I how I broke it while driving. There isnt anything to pry off of dammit, any suggestion's?

 

Did the same thing. Just keep working with it.

Take a beer break.

 

U talking where it meets the shaft that goes into the tranny?

If so use a pry bar inbetween the axle and the halfshaft...also liberal amounts of pb blaster

 

But there is nothing there to get leverage on, but yes thats where im talking about

The axle will move back and forth in the shaft but the bitch just wont come out, I have beat it so hard with a hammer that it is flat on one side

 

good call! Don't rush, take your time (unless you have places to go and people to see, then rush) Bad things happen when you rush, and it makes it even more frustrating.

 

According to the service manual it should just pull out but naturally gm has a special tool that clamps to the axle shaft and and braces against the block. As you tighten the tools shaft against the block it pulls the axle shaft out of the trans.. Just take your time and work at it without loosing your temper and patience. Good luck.

 

There is nothing to get leverage off of

 

i had the same problem put a pry bar in between the axle and the transmision and pry on it and at the same time hit it with a hammer, it wirks for me everytime

 

The trans isnt even close, this is on the passenger side at the end of the halfshaft

 

better get to eating your Spinach.

 

I looked at their illustration again and it is basically a slide hammer clamped to the axle shaft. Maybe if you put the disc assembly back on you will be able to exhert enough force to un- seat the axle from the trans.