Stubborn CV Shaft

[barno68]

I have the shafts removed from the hubs, but I can't get either one to break loose from the trany. Any helpful hints? I am currently using a 3' pry bar with no luck and am reluctant to go much bigger for fear of cracking the trany case. Thanks.

Brent

[barno68]

Any helpful techniques?

[hawkdoc60]

If you are replacing your shafts, or are real careful otherwise, you can grab it by the shaft and start yanking. I have never had this fail for me yet.

[Pu241]

Your correct to be concerned with using a pry bar!
The tranny case is aluminium and will crack rather easily!
OEM axles usually pop out without much force, but aftermarket units tend to require more finesse.
A slide hammer works very well.
I beleive some one engineered something with some chain secured to the axle at one end and the other attached to a pipe with a weight and stop at the other end of the pipe.
You don't need a hugh amount of force but it does need to be precisely directed along the axis of the axle for it to come out!

[barno68]

I did not have a slide hammer, but switching to a smaller pry bar and a couple of raps with a 5# sledge popped the passenger side right out. Unfortunately I am have to wait until tomorrow for the output shaft seals to come in.

One concern, I got a little over a quart of fluid out when removing the shaft, is this normal. I replaced the tranny fluid two weeks ago and may have overfilled it as I could not find a level indicator mark (manual trans, added three quarts). Since it needs a new crush washer I will drain it again, but would like to know how much to put in.

Thanks.

[MONSOON]

On the gear drive for the speedo cable there is a line to indicate level, bottom of the mark is low and halfway up the mark is full. This according to Haynes manual.

[barno68]

Thanks for the help.