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axle shaft removal help

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by clhart426, Jan 27, 2014.

  1. Jan 27, 2014 #1
    clhart426

    clhart426 Bobtail Member

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    Trying to remove the axle shafts on an 07 9200i. Pass. Side was a pita. The "tappets" between the but and shaft didn't want come free. Finally figured out they were "threaded".(?) Never seen that before. A can of pb and a worn out punch and hammer later it came apart. Drivers side, not so lucky. I'm destroying them trying to free them. Is there a secret to this style? Or any helpful ideas? Thanks.
     
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  3. Jan 27, 2014 #2
    baha

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    bigger sledge hammer needed, or hit harder?
     
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  4. Jan 27, 2014 #3
    Dieselman 57

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    Grab a big sledgehammer and swing that baby like you mean it. Toward the center of the truck. If hit hard enough it will bounce the axle back and you can remove it.
     
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  5. Jan 27, 2014 #4
    KeithT1967

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    Glad you're ok! Sitting there with a busted truck is a sick feeling hopefully it doesn't take long to get that knuckle repaired or replaced. And Pray to GOD the rookies company gets him off the road before he kills someone! I think I'd be going after his company for lost wages, its not as if they didn't already have an indication he cant drive.

    WTF!!!! How did this post get in this thread??? Mods, your site is doing weird crap..again
     
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  7. Jan 27, 2014 #5
    clhart426

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    I've hit it pretty dam hard. But the tappets literally have threads. At least the pass side did. I'll try it again tomorrow.
     
    clhart426, Jan 27, 2014
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  8. Jan 28, 2014 #6
    KC Guardrail

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    I doubt that they have threads. They are probably aluminum and have just taken the shape of the threads when installed. I had a Mack with Eaton axles that looked like they had threads when I got them apart. I remove them as I would any other, a big sledgehammer and a lot of swinging.
     
    KC Guardrail, Jan 28, 2014
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  9. Jan 28, 2014 #7
    clhart426

    clhart426 Bobtail Member

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    Well they probably didn't come with threads, but they didn't just slide off or bk on, had to vice grip and bk em all the way off the stud. Drivers side still isn't apart yet. Its being a Mofo.haha.
     
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  10. Jan 28, 2014 #8
    KC Guardrail

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    Just keep smacking it with the sledge, they will come off.
     
    KC Guardrail, Jan 28, 2014
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  11. Jan 28, 2014 #9
    clhart426

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    Finally got it all done. Arms about worn out. After repeated hits to the axle and punch blows counterclockwise, they came turned off. What a p.I.t.a.
     
    clhart426, Jan 28, 2014
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