RA23 Axles Very Stuck???

[mattlock]

Hey Guys,
this may seem a little basic but im having a real hassle getting my axle out of my diff i dont have a slide hammer but have done it before without one, this time they just wont budge??? any one got any tricks up there sleeves that mite help me? would be a real help

Cheers

Matt

[Rodger]

Matt,

If you have an old steel rim or even any wheel. Bolt it on, not tight with two nuts, as much free play as you can, say three turns of the nuts. Then use this as the slide hammer.

Regards

Rodger

[mattlock]

Cheers Rodger will try that, at the mo- i have the drums on reverse and trying the old bash trick with a brass hammer.....
Thanks for the tip

Cheers

Matt

[Screamn_Sleeka]

Does that mean the axles can come out without taking apart the brakes?

I would have thought that the brakes would need to be completely stripped off, so all you have is the diff, axel and hub left.

[stradlater]

you can take out the axles on a ra23 diff without removing the brakes
just take off the drums

[Screamn_Sleeka]

...and unbolt the backing plate.

[stradlater]

yeah, that too

[love ke70]

requirment: bigger hammer

[merc-blue]

when i did bearings on mine the axels would come out,
Just put a old steel rim on it with 4 bolts evently (loose) so it hits square and just keep going at it,

or pull the other side and put a steel pole down the center and beat it out that way,

or keep the otherside tight bolt a old rim on the side your trying to get out and use a jack and long bit of wood to press it off
eg.
wheel ----- wood----- <jack>-wheel

[joecoolmk2]

tried CRC or WD40 on the bearings? they must be either loctited in, or have corrosion or oil gunk on them holding them in.

you might be better off to take the whole brake assembly off, and scrape anything off from in front of the bearings.

[gianttomato]

Hire a slide hammer.

[Grant]

I had the same issue many years ago. First, get yourself an old toyota 4 stud axle from a Celica, Corolla etc. Cut off the raised section so the face is flat - this is so you can bolt the axle to your axle. Then find a weight and slide it over the axle. I was lucky to get a mate to machine up a bit of steel but a bit of thick walled pipe would do the same job. Once you have slid this over then drill the end of the axle and fix a bolt to it so the 'slide' will not come off. Whalla - your own slide hammer.

[mattlock]

Cheers guys for the tips, got'em out, one came out easy the otherone was totaly rusted in, had to soak with rostoff (great stuff) for a couple of hours. Locker now in
Time to have some fun...... Donuts anyone!

Cheers

Matt.

[Smokey228]

Wow, you had a fair bit of trouble. I just took the drums apart and then put them on reverse with loose nuts and belted them out by hand. Was hard but after a few minutes of good hard beating i got them right off

Cheers,
Jase

P.S. You'll love the locker in the 23. Even with the booga 18rc lol i know i did!

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