Leebo3 Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Having a problem removing the axles from my escort. Have made a slide hammer like concept but they will NOT move. Any tips anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushrod Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 have you undone the four bolts that hold on the backing plate to the axle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leebo3 Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 Sure have, abit after i had started though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushrod Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 It should really come out then maybe try and get you hands on a decent slide hammer and just keep on trying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leebo3 Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 They seem as they are really tight in there. Would it be any good if i were to heat it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidian Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 ok dude.. go to mitre10 and get a chain just chunky enough to get over the wheel studs... leave about 50-60cm slack and put the chain over 2 of the studs and do up the wheel nuts. now get a big rock, brick or something smallish with a bit of weight to it ant wrap the chain 'round it give the rock a couple of yanks and she should pop out no probs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leebo3 Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 I have done that but with a sledge hammer . Will have another go and just keep trying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidian Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 hmm, maybe tie the chain to another car and drive away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leebo3 Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 Could tie it to the motorbike and just blast it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SYKOV6 Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 ivan dont be a wombat hell pull the fuckin thing off the axlestands and onto the floor of the shed then hell b postin up that your a cunt and made him do it nah spray some crc around it and let it sit for a while . then use ya slide hammer make sure its got a decent amount of weight in the slide. ive seen a slide hammer made out of another axle with the studs removed with a thick piece of galv pipe as the slide and a big nut welded on the end worked real well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddie W Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Get a mate to smack around the housing with a decent hammer as you use the slidehammer. Just might jar it loose. Eddie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymz Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 yeah I had some trouble with mine too i couldn't get the nuts to do up tight enough on the slide hammer so they kept flying off when i pulled the hammer. just keep trying it'll work. You don't happen to want a new rear axle? it's from a mk2 cort i've it fits a escort but i got told that it's not such a good idea but if your keen let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leebo3 Posted June 6, 2005 Author Share Posted June 6, 2005 Finally, i managed to get these out, abit of heat did the trick, now i just got to get them back in after i have done the work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymz Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 getting them back in is easy you just push them in till there tight then give them a bit of a whack with a 60 oz hammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddie W Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 Don't know if it interests anyone or not but we used to get guys in regularly who were running fairly hot 2 litre Pintos and because of class restrictions had to stick with the original Escort diff instead of changing to the Atlas out of the Capri. A good Pinto used to break axles regularly. So one guy produced an article on production drag cars with similar problems and the answer was to super freeze them in Carbonic ice. Super cold has a similar effect to heat treatment and is supposed to align the metal molecules better so that they will take more twist and return to original form. Any way we made a box and packed them in Carbonic ice, sealed them up and left them for 4-5 days. I don't know if it made any difference but they never came back with broken ones afterwards. Several were friends so I would have heard if they'd gone again. Similar principles are used these days to produce super hard cutting edges that are not brittle. Eddie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 thats crazy lol but i spose it would work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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