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Offline apetersonboy

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78 750F SS axel removal. HAAAAAALP!
« on: September 25, 2012, 08:14:47 PM »
I was pressing my axel out of my rear wheel and just thought I should check on here to make sure I'm doing this right.. before I destroy something.

Here's how far out it is so far:


It's taking a tooooooon of pressure to get the thing to even budge. Using a homemade press with a large vehicle jack to power the push. Makes an awfully loud creaking noise every few inches or so. Good? Bad? Nothing to worry about?

The only thing I have removed from the wheel is obviously the nut at the end of the axel... Do I need to remove any seals or anything else? Green light to go ahead?



Same for the front wheel. Haven't pressed this one yet, but just wanted to check. Can I just go ahead and press it the way it is?



My demolished speedo drive on the other side...



Thanks!

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Re: 78 750F SS axel removal. HAAAAAALP!
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2012, 09:55:16 PM »
Those rear discs seem to collect a lot of water into the axles, making them rust inside when not removed periodically. I once had a similar one here, had to sand off the rust and apply Liquid Wrench on the exposed inner portion, then cram it back in, then repeat, several times until I got it all the way out. Then I polished the whole length of it, and greased it during the reinstall so it won't re-occur.
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Re: 78 750F SS axel removal. HAAAAAALP!
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2012, 11:18:16 AM »
Alright, thanks a bunch. That'll save me some trouble later on!

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Re: 78 750F SS axel removal. HAAAAAALP!
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2012, 12:02:21 PM »
Alright, thanks a bunch. That'll save me some trouble later on!
Gotta concur with HM. To your question, there is nothing else holding that in except, in your case, extreme corrosion.
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Re: 78 750F SS axel removal. HAAAAAALP!
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2012, 02:28:07 PM »
To the press I go...

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Re: 78 750F SS axel removal. HAAAAAALP!
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2012, 03:25:57 PM »
Have you sprayed any PB Blaster, or Liquid Wrench?

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Re: 78 750F SS axel removal. HAAAAAALP!
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2012, 06:33:59 PM »
Got it out with some help from my grandpa. He's a pro. Used what he called penetrating oil (not sure what brand). Said he buys it by the gallon. Had to press it back in and then lube it up, and back out it went. Worked like a charm! Had to use a bolt to push the axel out once it got flush with the wheel though. Now I'm going to take them to the local shop so they can use their spanning wrench to get the last bits out (couldn't find ours)