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Use a pry bar… pry it carefully while jiggling it… if still stuck turn the axle slightly and continue to pry and jiggle.. keep doing this until it pops out… it may take a few times to find the sweet spot to pop it out..
I’ve watched the video and tried threat for the past 2 days still can’t get it off had a had time greeting it to come off at the tire side to if anything else it would be appreciated
Try a small pry bar. I used the small 90 end.
http://www.lowes.com/cd_Pry+Bar+Chisel+and+Scraper+Buying+Guide_798593984_
[quote=”stiv625″ post=87527]A pickle fork is awesome for this.
I do not recommend this.
As ToyotaKarl suggested, use a pry bar and rotate the axle a little at a time and keep trying until it breaks free. Some axles are harder than others when it comes to this.
[quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=87577]I do not recommend this.
As ToyotaKarl suggested, use a pry bar and rotate the axle a little at a time and keep trying until it breaks free. Some axles are harder than others when it comes to this.[/quote]
Why not? Risk of damaging the seal? That could happen using any of these methods mentioned if you are not careful. I’ve never had a problem being gentle with it but I could see how brute force could easily get somebody into trouble.
It helps a bit to understand what’s holding it in. There is one dadblessed expanding c clip. It is sized just right to interfere between the axle and the socket. In the worst case, the clip is all the way to one side and it’s firmly lodged in both the center groove and dangling out into the groove in the socket. Far enough into both so the perpendicular sides of the round c clip wire are pressing against the sides of the groove. Being perpendicular, no amount of prying is going to move the clip. What you need to do is to get the c clip to jiggle around so it’s approximately centered. In that position it’s rounded sides can end up pressed against the edges of the socket and then side pressure can squeeze the clip. So the trick is to apply just enough side pressure but not enough to jam the c clip, while you either rotate or whack the axle to get the clip to jiggle into the center position. A little gentle pulling on the axle while turning or banging on the adjacent CV joint seems to work best. Neither pulling nor banging do much if done separately. You have to do them both, while simultaneously swearing.
[quote=”stiv625″ post=87584][quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=87577]I do not recommend this.
As ToyotaKarl suggested, use a pry bar and rotate the axle a little at a time and keep trying until it breaks free. Some axles are harder than others when it comes to this.[/quote]
Why not? Risk of damaging the seal? That could happen using any of these methods mentioned if you are not careful. I’ve never had a problem being gentle with it but I could see how brute force could easily get somebody into trouble.[/quote]
If you hammer a pickle fork in there, you can damage the aluminum case. Also, you need to consider what’s holding the axle in, a small metal ‘c’ clip. The clip gets into a weird position and locks the axle into place causing it to be difficult to remove. Using force does not help, believe me, I’ve tried. That’s how I know you can crack the case. That said, I’ve found that using fineness works a lot better when removing axles on Honda’s in particular. And I’ve done my share of transmissions, trust me.
Personally I’m not a fan of pickle forks. I’m not saying my method of hammering on things to knock them loose is any better, but at least I’m not ripping up dust boots in the process. I suppose at the end of the day, it’s a matter of opinion but in my experience, using too much force to get an axle out of a Honda is asking for trouble.
I had this trouble on a Freelander. I got it out by using two similar pry bars opposite each other so that the force was more even/central. Try jiggling around the clock with the bars at 180 deg. at all times. If one position doesn’t work, push the axle home again and wiggle it around before putting the bars in another position.
Andrew
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