I hit my spindles with a rubber mallot and they fall off pretty easily.

You may need to see if you can get a chisel to slide in ...



"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:RV5cc.18562$YY4.404@newssvr27.news.prodigy.co m...
> ok guys-in my quest to rebuild the front axle, i have run across
> impossible-to-remove spindles. i have a dana 30 front. i've removed
> everything off of it- hubs, brakes, backing plate, pressed-in spindle
> bolts. all i should be able to do is remove the spindle off the knuckle
and
> then remove the axle shafts. thing is, the spindles do no want to come
off
> the knuckles. any tips? the are rusty all around so i'm assuming they are
> rusted to the knuckle. i don't know how bad though. thanks to all for
any
> tips!
>
>

 

I hit my spindles with a rubber mallot and they fall off pretty easily.

You may need to see if you can get a chisel to slide in ...



"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:RV5cc.18562$YY4.404@newssvr27.news.prodigy.co m...
> ok guys-in my quest to rebuild the front axle, i have run across
> impossible-to-remove spindles. i have a dana 30 front. i've removed
> everything off of it- hubs, brakes, backing plate, pressed-in spindle
> bolts. all i should be able to do is remove the spindle off the knuckle
and
> then remove the axle shafts. thing is, the spindles do no want to come
off
> the knuckles. any tips? the are rusty all around so i'm assuming they are
> rusted to the knuckle. i don't know how bad though. thanks to all for
any
> tips!
>
>

 

I hit my spindles with a rubber mallot and they fall off pretty easily.

You may need to see if you can get a chisel to slide in ...



"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:RV5cc.18562$YY4.404@newssvr27.news.prodigy.co m...
> ok guys-in my quest to rebuild the front axle, i have run across
> impossible-to-remove spindles. i have a dana 30 front. i've removed
> everything off of it- hubs, brakes, backing plate, pressed-in spindle
> bolts. all i should be able to do is remove the spindle off the knuckle
and
> then remove the axle shafts. thing is, the spindles do no want to come
off
> the knuckles. any tips? the are rusty all around so i'm assuming they are
> rusted to the knuckle. i don't know how bad though. thanks to all for
any
> tips!
>
>

 

Use an axle puller with a slide hammer.. took me forever even with
that, but I eventually got it.
http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/~bogr...003-11-23.html

-Brent Bogrees
'89 YJ 4.0L w/ 33" BFG MT's
'94 XJ 4.0L w/ 31" BFG AT's
http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/~bogrees/html/Jeep.html


"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message news:<RV5cc.18562$YY4.404@newssvr27.news.prodigy.c om>...
> ok guys-in my quest to rebuild the front axle, i have run across
> impossible-to-remove spindles. i have a dana 30 front. i've removed
> everything off of it- hubs, brakes, backing plate, pressed-in spindle
> bolts. all i should be able to do is remove the spindle off the knuckle and
> then remove the axle shafts. thing is, the spindles do no want to come off
> the knuckles. any tips? the are rusty all around so i'm assuming they are
> rusted to the knuckle. i don't know how bad though. thanks to all for any
> tips!

 

Use an axle puller with a slide hammer.. took me forever even with
that, but I eventually got it.
http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/~bogr...003-11-23.html

-Brent Bogrees
'89 YJ 4.0L w/ 33" BFG MT's
'94 XJ 4.0L w/ 31" BFG AT's
http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/~bogrees/html/Jeep.html


"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message news:<RV5cc.18562$YY4.404@newssvr27.news.prodigy.c om>...
> ok guys-in my quest to rebuild the front axle, i have run across
> impossible-to-remove spindles. i have a dana 30 front. i've removed
> everything off of it- hubs, brakes, backing plate, pressed-in spindle
> bolts. all i should be able to do is remove the spindle off the knuckle and
> then remove the axle shafts. thing is, the spindles do no want to come off
> the knuckles. any tips? the are rusty all around so i'm assuming they are
> rusted to the knuckle. i don't know how bad though. thanks to all for any
> tips!

 

Use an axle puller with a slide hammer.. took me forever even with
that, but I eventually got it.
http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/~bogr...003-11-23.html

-Brent Bogrees
'89 YJ 4.0L w/ 33" BFG MT's
'94 XJ 4.0L w/ 31" BFG AT's
http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/~bogrees/html/Jeep.html


"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message news:<RV5cc.18562$YY4.404@newssvr27.news.prodigy.c om>...
> ok guys-in my quest to rebuild the front axle, i have run across
> impossible-to-remove spindles. i have a dana 30 front. i've removed
> everything off of it- hubs, brakes, backing plate, pressed-in spindle
> bolts. all i should be able to do is remove the spindle off the knuckle and
> then remove the axle shafts. thing is, the spindles do no want to come off
> the knuckles. any tips? the are rusty all around so i'm assuming they are
> rusted to the knuckle. i don't know how bad though. thanks to all for any
> tips!

 

Use an axle puller with a slide hammer.. took me forever even with
that, but I eventually got it.
http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/~bogr...003-11-23.html

-Brent Bogrees
'89 YJ 4.0L w/ 33" BFG MT's
'94 XJ 4.0L w/ 31" BFG AT's
http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/~bogrees/html/Jeep.html


"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message news:<RV5cc.18562$YY4.404@newssvr27.news.prodigy.c om>...
> ok guys-in my quest to rebuild the front axle, i have run across
> impossible-to-remove spindles. i have a dana 30 front. i've removed
> everything off of it- hubs, brakes, backing plate, pressed-in spindle
> bolts. all i should be able to do is remove the spindle off the knuckle and
> then remove the axle shafts. thing is, the spindles do no want to come off
> the knuckles. any tips? the are rusty all around so i'm assuming they are
> rusted to the knuckle. i don't know how bad though. thanks to all for any
> tips!

 

CJs are much different than that.





"Brent Bogrees" <bogrees.1@osu.edu> wrote in message
news:6a04cef7.0404050925.56710aeb@posting.google.c om...
> Use an axle puller with a slide hammer.. took me forever even with
> that, but I eventually got it.
> http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/~bogr...003-11-23.html
>
> -Brent Bogrees
> '89 YJ 4.0L w/ 33" BFG MT's
> '94 XJ 4.0L w/ 31" BFG AT's
> http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/~bogrees/html/Jeep.html
>
>
> "serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:<RV5cc.18562$YY4.404@newssvr27.news.prodigy.c om>...
> > ok guys-in my quest to rebuild the front axle, i have run across
> > impossible-to-remove spindles. i have a dana 30 front. i've removed
> > everything off of it- hubs, brakes, backing plate, pressed-in spindle
> > bolts. all i should be able to do is remove the spindle off the knuckle
and
> > then remove the axle shafts. thing is, the spindles do no want to come
off
> > the knuckles. any tips? the are rusty all around so i'm assuming they
are
> > rusted to the knuckle. i don't know how bad though. thanks to all for
any
> > tips!

 

CJs are much different than that.





"Brent Bogrees" <bogrees.1@osu.edu> wrote in message
news:6a04cef7.0404050925.56710aeb@posting.google.c om...
> Use an axle puller with a slide hammer.. took me forever even with
> that, but I eventually got it.
> http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/~bogr...003-11-23.html
>
> -Brent Bogrees
> '89 YJ 4.0L w/ 33" BFG MT's
> '94 XJ 4.0L w/ 31" BFG AT's
> http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/~bogrees/html/Jeep.html
>
>
> "serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:<RV5cc.18562$YY4.404@newssvr27.news.prodigy.c om>...
> > ok guys-in my quest to rebuild the front axle, i have run across
> > impossible-to-remove spindles. i have a dana 30 front. i've removed
> > everything off of it- hubs, brakes, backing plate, pressed-in spindle
> > bolts. all i should be able to do is remove the spindle off the knuckle
and
> > then remove the axle shafts. thing is, the spindles do no want to come
off
> > the knuckles. any tips? the are rusty all around so i'm assuming they
are
> > rusted to the knuckle. i don't know how bad though. thanks to all for
any
> > tips!

 

CJs are much different than that.





"Brent Bogrees" <bogrees.1@osu.edu> wrote in message
news:6a04cef7.0404050925.56710aeb@posting.google.c om...
> Use an axle puller with a slide hammer.. took me forever even with
> that, but I eventually got it.
> http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/~bogr...003-11-23.html
>
> -Brent Bogrees
> '89 YJ 4.0L w/ 33" BFG MT's
> '94 XJ 4.0L w/ 31" BFG AT's
> http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/~bogrees/html/Jeep.html
>
>
> "serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:<RV5cc.18562$YY4.404@newssvr27.news.prodigy.c om>...
> > ok guys-in my quest to rebuild the front axle, i have run across
> > impossible-to-remove spindles. i have a dana 30 front. i've removed
> > everything off of it- hubs, brakes, backing plate, pressed-in spindle
> > bolts. all i should be able to do is remove the spindle off the knuckle
and
> > then remove the axle shafts. thing is, the spindles do no want to come
off
> > the knuckles. any tips? the are rusty all around so i'm assuming they
are
> > rusted to the knuckle. i don't know how bad though. thanks to all for
any
> > tips!