2006 Gs300 Right Side CV AXLE Stuck af
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2006 Gs300 Right Side CV AXLE Stuck af
Hello,
I have a 206 Lexus GS300. I am trying to remove the right side CV Axle, but it has been a hard day for me. I have removed the spindle from the lower ball joint.
I have followed the instructions to the dot, removed the snap ring before the bearing, and have worked my butt of using a slide hammer. IT is just not budging. I warmed up the bearing side of the CV Axle, tried to chisel it from the transmission side of the joint, slide hammered it switching between a 10 and 20lber, between me and my 2 sons. I even tied a chain around the cv-axle second cylinder and used a slider on the chain It is just not budging.
I opened up the left hand side cv axle to see if i punch a rod into it to pop the right side out. Doesn't look like i have anything that small and stiff to use.
I am about at the end of what I can do, I can use any advice.
I appreciate your time and help.
I have a 206 Lexus GS300. I am trying to remove the right side CV Axle, but it has been a hard day for me. I have removed the spindle from the lower ball joint.
I have followed the instructions to the dot, removed the snap ring before the bearing, and have worked my butt of using a slide hammer. IT is just not budging. I warmed up the bearing side of the CV Axle, tried to chisel it from the transmission side of the joint, slide hammered it switching between a 10 and 20lber, between me and my 2 sons. I even tied a chain around the cv-axle second cylinder and used a slider on the chain It is just not budging.
I opened up the left hand side cv axle to see if i punch a rod into it to pop the right side out. Doesn't look like i have anything that small and stiff to use.
I am about at the end of what I can do, I can use any advice.
I appreciate your time and help.
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Try renting a cv axles puller, you bolt it to the wheel hub and the center bolt pushes the axle shaft out of the hub. Autozone you should be able to rent it free from there.
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Try renting a cv axles puller, you bolt it to the wheel hub and the center bolt pushes the axle shaft out of the hub. Autozone you should be able to rent it free from there.
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I might try dropping the front differential to knock out the cvaxle end? Would that work?
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So what I ended up doing.
Dropped the frame a few inches. Had the engine help up by jackstands. Pulled the differential out. And hammered the daylight out of the cv-axle ended and it popped out in 3-4 hits. These things are just to vulnerable to rusting. After staring at the cv-axle bearing, it was rusted at the outside side. Will upload pics shortly.
Dropped the frame a few inches. Had the engine help up by jackstands. Pulled the differential out. And hammered the daylight out of the cv-axle ended and it popped out in 3-4 hits. These things are just to vulnerable to rusting. After staring at the cv-axle bearing, it was rusted at the outside side. Will upload pics shortly.
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Out of curiosity, are you trying to replace the axle or just trying to re-boot it? Or are you trying to take the axle out for a different reason? If you are just trying to re-boot it, you don't have to remove the whole axle. You can just cut the large metal clip from the inner boot and give the axle a good yank. Everything you need to re-boot it will come out with that. I wouldn't try to pry or bang it out unless it absolutely had to come out as a full assembly because having to replace an oil pan would be a huge pain in the *** without a lift and I'm sure it would be super expensive to have done at a dealer.
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Out of curiosity, are you trying to replace the axle or just trying to re-boot it? Or are you trying to take the axle out for a different reason? If you are just trying to re-boot it, you don't have to remove the whole axle. You can just cut the large metal clip from the inner boot and give the axle a good yank. Everything you need to re-boot it will come out with that. I wouldn't try to pry or bang it out unless it absolutely had to come out as a full assembly because having to replace an oil pan would be a huge pain in the *** without a lift and I'm sure it would be super expensive to have done at a dealer.
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So what I ended up doing.
Dropped the frame a few inches. Had the engine help up by jackstands. Pulled the differential out. And hammered the daylight out of the cv-axle ended and it popped out in 3-4 hits. These things are just to vulnerable to rusting. After staring at the cv-axle bearing, it was rusted at the outside side. Will upload pics shortly.
Dropped the frame a few inches. Had the engine help up by jackstands. Pulled the differential out. And hammered the daylight out of the cv-axle ended and it popped out in 3-4 hits. These things are just to vulnerable to rusting. After staring at the cv-axle bearing, it was rusted at the outside side. Will upload pics shortly.
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I know this is an old post but I'm having the same problem with my 2009 IS250. I cannot get the passenger side axle out. Was it hard to remove the front differential? Can you tell the steps you took to take the front differential out with the passenger side front axle still in there. I'm assuming that the IS and GS would have a similar set up.
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