bloody axles

[mezzmo]

desparately need some help here - removed the diff from the van - eeeaaassssyyyyyy. Do you reckon i can get those bloddy axles out - what am i doing wrong. I have:

Undone the bolts holding the brake plate onto the diff housing.
Tried getting it to move with a slide hammer
Found what looks to be some sort of circlip in the diff under the bearing - liftted it and still nothing
Just broke my sledge hammer trying

i give up!! does anyone have suggestions? would be appreciated.

Mezz

by the way, dont give a toss about the old diff, just want the axles!!

[rubman]

give me a call mezz, i made a bedford axle puller,its down at the factory

[mezzmo]

Thanks, i'll give you a ring tomorrow

Mezz

[mezzmo]

Woo Hoo - problem solved - took it Jeff at Jack Macnamara's Diff centre and jobs done!!! in about 2 bloody minutes i might add - man... the right tools make it look soooo easy.

[Worzel]

what did he use?
i can't get my axle out to do a wheel bearing, so before i make a puller i'd like to know what works

did it look like this?

[mezzmo]

Thats it Worzel - same.

[SandB]

Hi I had t use the oxy set and a slide hammer.  Price for new bearing, between $200----$250.
Cheers Brian

[ben]

i used the oxy once but i wont do that again.. i dont think its good for the housing.. i just use an old rim bolted onto the axel. smak it real hard with a sledge hammer. most likely destroy the rim but youll get any axel out in my experience.. ive pulled out probably about 10 by now..

ben

[mezzmo]

The tool that Worzel is looking at brought my axles out so quick and the upside, the bearings were removed without any damage at all - obviously a lot to do with the force of the slide being dead centre - as opposed to the way i was trying to do it. Highly recommend it!!