Carbon~IS

I'm in the process of replacing the Right(Passenger) Side Drive Shaft(Axle) on a 98 ES300.

I got everything off on the Hub side, + the Snap ring and the Lock bolt by the center bearing. I tried to take the drive shaft out, and it wouldn't budge. After spending couple of hours on it, I went and checked the FSM to make sure that I didn't miss any bolts or snap rings.

According to the FSM, it's suppose to just come out after you take the bearing lock bolt and the snap ring.



I spent the last 2 days hammering, pulling, heating it up, and lubricating w/ pb blaster, with no sucess on removing the drive shaft/axle... My only guess at the moment is that the center bearing is stuck in the carrier. I think it might have happened from the accident when my aunt ran over a curb breaking the wheel and bending the lower ball joint. Or maybe it's stuck from the built up rust??? Either way I need some suggestions on how to remove this thing...

Thanks~

swifty562

best way to do it, hammer it out.

mines was stuck in the axle holder or whaterever its called.

also, it was rusted and i finally got it out after an hour of hammering.

llcoolpass

pry bar at the trans works on some cars

axles can just be so annoying to get out. im going to remember what swifty says for when/if i do axles onthis car

charley240

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yeah, that center bearing has a snap ring, and the underside of that bearing holder has a 14mm? if i remember correctly. from there, it should just slide out. at least mine did.

charley

GEORGE_JET

There is a tool, that looks like the old pac man, goes on the end of a slide hammer. You slip the cutout over the axel (between the cv and tranny) and then pound away on it. You should be able to rent this at a good rental place. If it is really stuck, you could also try removeing the other side, and then using a long punch to try to push it out of the differential.