sehaare
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Sorry about double posting but my post in the sticky thread doesn't seem to be getting any readers.
Replaced the passenger side Axle with no real issues.
Got the drivers side axle out with no real issues.
First time that I tried putting new cardone drivers side axle in to the transfer case it would not go in all the way. Pulled it back out and it appeared that it went in to the point that the snap ring made contact.
Figured that gravity was making the snap ring hang out on the bottom and catch. So I tried again with the snap ring opening towards the bottom. Got to the same point and then used a little more force. I grabbed the axle in past of the outer CV (didn't want to stress the outer CV Joint) and use it as slide hammer to hopefully get the snap ring to compress and the axle to go in further.
The axle did go in further but I thought that is should have gotten easier after the snap ring compressed, but since it was not getting easier I stopped.Tried to pull it back out to check what was going on, but it would not come back out.
I noticed that if I turn the axle the drive shaft turns with it (other wheel off ground) so the splined shaft has to at least have started.
So now with the Axle stuck half way in I went ahead and disconnected the tie rod, shock, and link so that the lower control arm would drop further and I could get everything out of the way.
axle appears to have started straight.
I'm torn now, should I use more force to try and fully seat the axle, or should I use more force to try and pull it back out and see what is going on?
Has anyone else dealt with this before, does the snap ring make it difficult to insert the axle even after the ring is compresses?
Any chance that the snap ring is mangled in there and the whole thing should come out?
Anyone had any luck with a slide hammer to get a stuck axle out?
Thanks
Steve
Replaced the passenger side Axle with no real issues.
Got the drivers side axle out with no real issues.
First time that I tried putting new cardone drivers side axle in to the transfer case it would not go in all the way. Pulled it back out and it appeared that it went in to the point that the snap ring made contact.
Figured that gravity was making the snap ring hang out on the bottom and catch. So I tried again with the snap ring opening towards the bottom. Got to the same point and then used a little more force. I grabbed the axle in past of the outer CV (didn't want to stress the outer CV Joint) and use it as slide hammer to hopefully get the snap ring to compress and the axle to go in further.
The axle did go in further but I thought that is should have gotten easier after the snap ring compressed, but since it was not getting easier I stopped.Tried to pull it back out to check what was going on, but it would not come back out.
I noticed that if I turn the axle the drive shaft turns with it (other wheel off ground) so the splined shaft has to at least have started.
So now with the Axle stuck half way in I went ahead and disconnected the tie rod, shock, and link so that the lower control arm would drop further and I could get everything out of the way.
axle appears to have started straight.
I'm torn now, should I use more force to try and fully seat the axle, or should I use more force to try and pull it back out and see what is going on?
Has anyone else dealt with this before, does the snap ring make it difficult to insert the axle even after the ring is compresses?
Any chance that the snap ring is mangled in there and the whole thing should come out?
Anyone had any luck with a slide hammer to get a stuck axle out?
Thanks
Steve