How the **** do you get driveshafts out of the hubs?

Matt

 

stop.... don't work on your car anymore... go to a competent mechanic!


Seriously, you just undo the lower ball joint, seperate it, and swing the knuckle out of the way. It should just slide out (assuming you took the nut off)...

 

There is no engine in the car, so i cant do it that way, it must be jammed or something it won't slide out!

 

Get a 12lb BFH and knock that ---- out

 

The nut is off and ive been usin a BFH for about 1/2 hour! ---- it im gonna scrap the car with the shafts in! lol

 

On to bottom of the lower control arm there is a 17mm castle nut with a cotter pin in it. Remove the pin, take off the nut, and smack the side of the lower control arm. (well in this case since you dont care) you can beat on the ball joint upward so it splits. However, if you want to salvage the axles dont ever beat on the end of them, they will mushroom out pretty easy.

 

32mm nut off and balljoint off take a 1/4 inch punch and a 8lb coal hammer and your good to go. air hammer with a pointed tip no problem

 

If all else fails, just try some PB Blaster, a gear puller and some patience. I had a Subaru shaft seize on me and broke 3 Craftsman gear pullers getting it out. The end was mushroomed like you wouldn't believe from all the pressure... I ended up just kind of tightening it, sprayed it, let it soak and tapped the end with a hammer until it broke loose.