Jumbo Diff ?

[ben]

Anyone got a smart Idea to remove stuck axles, have used a slide hammer, no luck, guess I could heat up the bearing to free it, but may be not such a good Idea?

or if its really stuck put an old wheel on and smack the back of it with a sledge hammer.. work your way around. ive only ever had 1 out of about 10 stubborn axels not come out this way. and i ended up leaving it in and it went to the scrap heap.

ben

[BusyKiwi]

And once you get the axle out treat the bearings like a new born baby as they are about $200 each

[obsession]

heat the back of the bearing housing.

[Marishka]

and use a 5ft length of chain fixed onto 1 of the studs with the wheelnut. (make sure the nut is tightened right up so not to damage the stud)
d/shackle a big heavy steel bar on the loose end and use it like a slide hammer.

(the steel bar needs to be very heavy)

it works every time for me..

cheers marty

[ben]

heat the back of the bearing housing.

ive been told you can damage the housing this way. so not adviseable

[Bas / NZ]

Thanks for all you help guys, went with the wheel set up, gee it felt good to beat the sh...t out of it, haven't done that for a long time. Worked a treat, just stuck now with the pinion nut have a socket but it's  to far down, need a tube socket or ring spanner. David have 2x new bearings I brought of Trade Me 2.5 years ago, $40.00 the pair. put a new set of adjustable shocks on the back, fitted the reworked driveshaft - new hanger bearing and uni's and rebalance, van back on the road, new single wheel diff just about ready for the fit, looks good with the toyo 15 x 60 x 295's on it.

New Shocks, set to soft ride, what a differance, happy boy



Reco Driveshaft.



New Hanger Bearing inplace / pressed on.

[BusyKiwi]

tube socket and rattle gun, take it down to a mechanic to rattle off for you

[ben]

i couldnt get my pinion nut off.. i ended up using a 2metre long bar after lots of trying lots of different things.

[obsession]

heat the back of the bearing housing.

ive been told you can damage the housing this way. so not adviseable

I guess every ones experiences are different.
over the years Iv probably seen or done 10-15 without any dramas 

[Bas / NZ]

The second one on your photos is very similar to my diff in my CF280 (1980).


More photos is here:
1. http://www.cf280.in.odessa.ua/img/archive/02/ (from photos IMG_1912.jpg)
2. http://www.cf280.in.odessa.ua/img/archive/03/ (from photos IMG_2237.jpg)

Abodator, what does you Mk 2 diff look like. Cheers