Ok I cant get em out! Its on a 2005 scion xb its the driver side. Ive tried lookin around and stuff but cant find anything

 

Anyone? Im puttin in a new clutch friday and I needa get this stuff taken care of. i got spindle shock and steering rod outa the way I just needa get the actual axle out. Im scared to pull on the axle itself cuz i read in another forum that you could pop it outa the cv joint or something. any help would be appreciated

 

did you unbolt it from the hub yet?, or are you just trying to pull them from the tranny housing?

 

Yeah just from the tranny housing

 

use a pry bar to get them out, just pry between the end and the housing and they will pop right out, its just a snap ring on the end that holds them in

 

^^^ what he said cuzz thats what i did when i did my clutch after i saw the nut that was holding the axel to the rotor and said damn thats not a 6 point nut haha

 

^^^ yeah you have to have a special socket for that, its made by OTC is anyone cares, i bout one for work and its only like $15

 

thanks for the info cuzz i sure know that i will need that info for future references when i get some drive shaft shop axels

 

As a matter of fact you can use a 30MM, 12 point socket ro remove that nut. I bought mine from Craftsman for about 5 bucks. All you need to do is unstake the axle nut and then you can remove it with the socket.

 

i take it that you just bought a 30mm chrome socket and not an actual impact axle socket, granted they will work till the thing blows apart on you, ive seen it happen

 

I didn't use a single impact tool to replace my clutch. I used all 1/2 inch drive sockets and did it all by hand. The axle nut is only held on with 152 lb.ft. of torque so it was really easy to get off.

 

handtools? rookie, you could have done it 3 times as fast, oh well, at least its done