MtExplorer Guy
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- 2003 Explorer XLS
Well had the axle on the right front passengers side go over the weekend, so I figured no problem, pick up a CV axle, zip the old one out, put the new one in! Ya right, I jack her up, pull the wheel, dismount the caliper, darn rotor won't come off the spindle, so I take the three bolts holding the spindle on, mount the slide hammer and start banging away.
Well ended up pulling the spindle apart and the back half of the spindle is stuck in the mounting surface. Sprayed it down with PB Blaster, rigged up the slide hammer and still can't get that sucker out!
Anybody have any good ideas on getting this thing out? I have ordered a new spindle, they are actually not to expensive, but man, I need to get this thing off. I have done this job a few times on other Aerostars that I have owned, and never ran into this problem.
By the way, this is an E-4WD version.
Well ended up pulling the spindle apart and the back half of the spindle is stuck in the mounting surface. Sprayed it down with PB Blaster, rigged up the slide hammer and still can't get that sucker out!
Anybody have any good ideas on getting this thing out? I have ordered a new spindle, they are actually not to expensive, but man, I need to get this thing off. I have done this job a few times on other Aerostars that I have owned, and never ran into this problem.
By the way, this is an E-4WD version.