G'day Mike you write:
>The solutions (to removing a broken half shaft) attested to range from
>putting >crazy glue on
>the broken shaft to using the extension to the original jack to punch it
>out through the other side pass the diff gear.
I like the jack handle idea as a first try.
>Variations on these themes include a contraption made by Rick Smith of the
>NEMG T register that involves a shaft and drill bit, then the use of a stud
>extractor on the shaft to grab it and pull. He swears by this, and claims
>to have used it dozens of times.
I'd be worried about contaminating the diff with metal shavings.
>Then there are those who remove the pin
>from the bonnet hinge and enter from the good side, slip pass the diff.
>gears and hammer it out.
Great roadside solution - might bend the hinge pin but it could be
straightened later.
>When we opened the pumpkin to get the stub out of mine, it was so
>mushroomed at the end, that we had to slam it with a heavy hammer to get it
>loose, and this is with the rear opened up. I can't imagine any of the
>former methods being able to apply that kind of force.
That's true. I guess we shouldn't rely on the half shaft breaking
cleanly.
A valuable thread with several possible solutions to the problem
depending on the circumstances.
Paul
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