Rear axle removal....

[thrashingcows]

I posted this over in the regular forum, but at the suggestion of Greg G I will post it up here as well.

[thrashingcows]

Well after I got the rear drums and brakes off and found the the axle seals were shot, I figured I pull the axles. Well after doing much reading through the archives I tried using my custom made slide hammer, machinist neighbor made it and gave it to me when he moved.

This did not work...other then to take many chunks out of my leather gloves. I learned to wear gloves after the first time I used the slide hammer....flesh hurts a lot more then glove leather....

So I had to figure out another way to get those axles out. A couple people said they used a odd set-up with a pipe wrench and hammer to pop them loose. This got me to thinking and looking around the garage for something that might work. I finally came across an old class I trailer hitch.

Here's what I did....

The hole for the ball was just the right size, and then the long flat hitch was stout enough to beat on with my big hammer....worked like a charm.

[thrashingcows]

Hope this helps others out...Cheers.