Axle is frozen...

[Cole]

Frozen as in 38 degrees F. Going to hit the bearing retaining ring with a torch and see if it will back off with a few hits of the hammer. After the shop took a week and a half to do the drivers side thought I would try myself on the passenger side. Any hints or tips on this procedure?

 

[mustang7173]

Cole,

I would recommend renting a axle puller from Autozone and Advance. Heating will aid in the removal process.

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mustang7173

 

[73 MACH 1 MAN]

Just heat it cherry red and hit it with a good chisel! To install the new retainer just set your oven @ 350 degrees and cook it for a while and it should slide right on!!! Done this several times!!!

 

[Cole]

Ring popped right off. Didn't even need to get cherry red. The chisle between the bearing and retaining ring was the trick. The bearing appears to be another story. Going to PB blaster it a few times and find a better way to strike it.

 

[Silverback]

That's been about the luck I've had every time with them. A couple of chisels and they pop right off. The bearing I'm batting about 500... Sometimes they pop off. Sometimes I can't move them till I mess them up

 

[jb73Mach]

The bearings press on and off. I've found it best to find a press to do the job. Also, better not to wait until they look like this

 

[caspianwendell]

The bearings press on and off. I've found it best to find a press to do the job. Also, better not to wait until they look like this

You got every bit of use out of that one

 

[jb73Mach]

Yeah, but the chirping when decelerating was getting annoying!

 

[caspianwendell]

Yeah, but the chirping when decelerating was getting annoying!

LOL...yeah I bet

 

[droptop73]

The bearings press on and off. I've found it best to find a press to do the job. Also, better not to wait until they look like this

But it's such a pretty blue!

 

[Don C]

Put some safety goggles on and smack the outer ring with big hammer to shatter it. Remove the inner ring the same way as the retainer.