Damn Driveaxle won't budge

jedz123 · Post by **jedz123** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 3:27 pm

OK I have a 94 FWD LEG 5-speed and the damn passenger driveaxle won't move. I went to punch the spring pin out...but there was none to punch out!...weird huh? you'd think It would come right out....No luck.. I have been prying with my crowbar for hours now...and not a mm of movement..It feels like its locked in place by the spring pin....BUT THERE IS NO SPRING PIN! Is there a s[pecial tool I can purchase to help me out?...any ideas?...ugg back out to see if I stummble onto a Solution...thanks guys

Bheinen74 · Post by **Bheinen74** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:08 pm

not having the pin in there is goind to be nearly imposs to break it loose. The pin is there to keep the nut from turning onto the axle tighter, from driving, braking. So, if the pin is missing (the previous mechanic was a dumbass for not putting it in) you might be really screwed. You need 1/2 inch breaker bar, and impact sockets probably from Snap-on or MAC, they are the strongest, and guaranteed. I bet you will break a few breaker bars though.

Good luck. let us know how you get it.

Oh, wait...you mean the pin at the transmission? oh, well hmm, you might have to pull the whole axle stub out of the tranny to get that one. that will mean new seals for the stub housing.......wow

greg donovan · Post by **greg donovan** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:49 pm

just to make sure everything is in order:

you have the cv axle disconnected from the hub, dont you?

jedz123 · Post by **jedz123** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 6:20 pm

OK I got the old one off and the new driveaxle on....the pin was in there but it was weird..half the size of the one that I put back into the new drive axle, No wonder I coulden't see it...but everything has been reinstalled and the project was a sucsess...

greg donovan · Post by **greg donovan** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 7:35 pm

jedz123 wrote:OK I got the old one off and the new driveaxle on....the pin was in there but it was weird..half the size of the one that I put back into the new drive axle, No wonder I coulden't see it...but everything has been reinstalled and the project was a sucsess...

that was going to be my next question.

i was wondering if there was some other type of pin in there that you just couldnt see.

i used a punch that was just a hair smaller than the whole for the pin to punch it out. then i used a punch that was a hair smaller than the inside of the pin w/the pin slid over it to guide the new one into place.

Bheinen74 · Post by **Bheinen74** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:46 pm

way to go

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Damn Driveaxle won't budge

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