are you saying the CV shaft will not come out of the hub? mine slid right out with a few taps from a hammer

 

Hi Steve! Yes I'm banging on the splined axel shaft to get the steering knuckle off to remove lower ball joint. It will not budge? I'm ready to touch it!!
TX MM Any ideas would be great???

 

hmmm my only advice at the moment it to thread the axle nut back on until it is flush with the end of theCV shaft and hit it with a sledgehammer.

 

Steve,

I have banged the heck out of it its like it's welded and opp's damaged some threads on the end of the axel! I meant to say tourch it vs. touch it in my previous reply, sorry!

Well if you Steve or any else has suggestions that would be great! I have read earlier reply's to similiarissues like mine and have done what is said "pound the heck out of it"

MM

 

hmm well if your just doing the ball joints you could just move the knuckle out of the way OR actually pull the CV joint out with the knuckle and then when you're done put a little fluid in the front diff (assuming you lose any)

 

Moog parts are the way to go! i work with them everyday and they are great. The ball joint press is very helpful in my opinion. You should not have to take the cv shaft out with the knuckle, if the cv shaft wont come out of the knuckle with a regular hammer, try an air hammer with a pointy bit. You kinda have to wiggle the knuckle around to get it to come out. For me i like to detach the knucle from the lower ball joint and some times even the tie rod, it makes for more movement and what not for getting the cv shaft out of the knuckle. If all else fails i would think someone cross threaded the splines when reinstalling the cv shaft last time it was out!

 

Thanks everyone for the suggestions! I'mgoing to take another crack at it today and I will report back on my progress if any!

 

Hi Steve K and all with Ball Joint/Hub removal issues.

Sorry I did not get back to you sooner but yes I did get the kuckleoff by just as
everyone said "bang" the heck outof it and I used a 5lb hammer and it finally loosened. It was not stuck on the splines but rusted in on the bearing housing. I will tackle the P side this weekend! Take Care

In addtion, I would P-blast the inside of the knuckle where the bearing ring is on the knuckle not just the spline.

 

Dang. i just went to get an allignment and they told me my ball joints were bad and that they couldnt give me one until i got them replaced. So looks like Im going to go through all this as well