Getting ready to have my gears and a locker setup in the front of my 88 XJ (Dana 30) and we're having a lot of difficulty removing the Axle shaft / hub.
We began by pulling the three 13mm 12pt bolts from the back and thought we would pull the entire assembly with the hub attached. After no luck, we thought perhaps the shaft was holding the hub back. After removing the nut that holds the hub in place we still had no luck.
Lots of PB, a big hammer and a prybar and three pretty big guys slamming the crap out of a slide hammer for about an hour and this thing still won't come out.
I'm afraid to use heat on the back of the hub where it attaches to the knuckle for fear that it might mess up the bearings...
Anyone have any suggestions to help us out?
Thanks
Josh
We began by pulling the three 13mm 12pt bolts from the back and thought we would pull the entire assembly with the hub attached. After no luck, we thought perhaps the shaft was holding the hub back. After removing the nut that holds the hub in place we still had no luck.
Lots of PB, a big hammer and a prybar and three pretty big guys slamming the crap out of a slide hammer for about an hour and this thing still won't come out.
I'm afraid to use heat on the back of the hub where it attaches to the knuckle for fear that it might mess up the bearings...
Anyone have any suggestions to help us out?
Thanks
Josh