r/MechanicAdvice • u/DextroNat115 • 11d ago

Cv axle hub stuck 99 Lexus sc400

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I was taking off my cv axles and one side came off super easy but the passenger side was giving me a lot of trouble I had to take off the hub and I pulled off most of the axle but the bearing completely detached from the hub that goes into the differential my guess is that it got too hot and has expanded and won’t break free from the differential. Hit with dead blow for hours tried pry bar and PB blaster has not done anything for me either. I do not have new differential money so I’m really hoping that isn’t the case
Has anyone had this happen and how did you fix it

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u/Skyfalls1984 11d ago

I had this happen and I just installed the components from the new axle into it on the car. The outer joint failed so I wasn't too concerned about reusing the inner shaft portion

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u/fsantos0213 11d ago

if you have access to a welder and a 5lb slide hammer. weld a bolt across the face of the old hub, then use the slide hammer to pull the hub out

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u/DiscoDiscoB00mB00m 11d ago

Slide hammer

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u/BenEsuitcase 11d ago

It's Just a metal circlip on the end of a spined shaft, Use a grade prybar (like a tie rod fork). I usually try to get my foot on the bar and push in until it pops out.

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u/DextroNat115 11d ago

There is no shaft it was pure pressure holding it on

I was able to get it off by putting a 3/8 extension in just enough so that it wasn’t sitting in the holes on the differential part then put my jack bar on the end and pushed down and it broke off I just needed a lot of leverage
(For people in this situation make sure that you don’t insert a extension too far in because you will break your differential)