Does anyone have any miracle cures for getting a difficult stub axle off the main shaft? '08 F150
I started off wailing on it with a basic SnapOn hammer, then 3lb sledge, then 4lb sledge.
Then I took a half circle of pipe and welded it to a sacrificial .401 punch, allowing me apply driving force with the air hammer on the inner ring of the joint where the circlip lives.
Still nothing. I had a similar experience years ago on an '01 Ranger. In the end the splines literally broached their way thru the clip, which apparently was determined to not collapse and allow passage.
I tried removing the inner joint figuring I could slide a new boot on from there, but I'm having the same problem.
I'm pretty much out of ideas.
I started off wailing on it with a basic SnapOn hammer, then 3lb sledge, then 4lb sledge.
Then I took a half circle of pipe and welded it to a sacrificial .401 punch, allowing me apply driving force with the air hammer on the inner ring of the joint where the circlip lives.
Still nothing. I had a similar experience years ago on an '01 Ranger. In the end the splines literally broached their way thru the clip, which apparently was determined to not collapse and allow passage.
I tried removing the inner joint figuring I could slide a new boot on from there, but I'm having the same problem.
I'm pretty much out of ideas.