02GF74
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| posted on 15/1/06 at 08:29 AM |
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half shaft removal tool (mk2 escort)
Grandmothers, suck and eggs may spring to mind but there is today's tip.
I fitted my rear brake assemblies yesterday and this required rmoval of the half shafts.
Haynes say use a slide hammer - don't have one or fit wheel and thump each side simultaneously - not enough room so resorted into using a little
pusher.
It consits of 2 lengths of M10 studding that I bought for smoe other purpose but couldn't use due to thread pitch wrong and 2 M8 bolts with nuts
from a rotted B&Q garden bench, bits below:
 
in use
And in position. Using two sapnners, one to hold the bolt and other to undo the nut, the half shaft comes out nicely.
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[Edited on 15/1/06 by 02GF74]
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big_wasa
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| posted on 15/1/06 at 09:43 AM |
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Tried that and the big slide hammer wins hands down
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auzziejim
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| posted on 15/1/06 at 10:24 AM |
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all i did when i removed my shafts was bolt an old wheel on and hit it with a sledge hammer a few times, did the trick
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garyo
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| posted on 15/1/06 at 12:29 PM |
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I failed with a sledge hammer, so had to take my half shafts to a local garage, who *broke* their slide hammer trying to get them out - the thing
snapped on the welds. So then I went to an axle specialist, who had the mother of all slide hammers, and managed to get them out after a good few
attempts.
So I think it must depend how corroded in your bearings are. After mine were taken out for the first time I could take them out myself in a couple of
minutes with a home made slide hammer.
Gary
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Danozeman
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| posted on 15/1/06 at 01:39 PM |
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quote:
all i did when i removed my shafts was bolt an old wheel on and hit it with a sledge hammer a few times, did the trick
Same here. It did requie some beating though. And the axle was on the floor not in the car. The rims are still ok too!!!.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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