85 ranger left front axle shaft stuck

[David Wassberg]

help. I twisted off the yokes in my left front drive axle and I can't get the inner axle shaft out of the diff. it moves in and out about a 1/4 inch but it won't come out. any ideas?

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

By left front do you mean passenger side? Left and right when talking about vehicles is ALWAYS as you sit in the drivers seat. The drivers side should come right out, the passenger side has a c-clip.
http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/Dana28Rebuild.shtml

Richard

 

[David Wassberg]

left side

left side = drivers side. I have a replacement axle and I know they should slide out, but mine won't. any ideas?

 

[adsm08]

Pull harder

 

[David Wassberg]

I have pulled hard. I just drilled and tapped a 5/16" 18 hole in the end of the old axle, screwed a threaded rod into it and proceeded to pull the threaded rod in two. I don't know whats going on. it is the left (drivers side) and it moves in and out about a quarter inch but won't come out. I considered tearing the whole thing apart but the axles have to come out before I can do that. I love this truck the other day it started at -20F without being plugged in. I hate to get rid of it but if I can't get this axle out Im about to. please help

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Can you drill and tap a bigger hole? Or perhaps find a grade 8 threaded rod, maybe at a tractor supply. The threaded rod you used was probably only grade 2 or 3 and wouldn't be very strong. You could also try to find a long grade 8 bolt and use a slide hammer on the head of it.
Good luck,

Richard

 

[4x4junkie]

Can you see what it's hitting? Maybe the yoke splayed apart a bit when it broke, so it now can't fit through the hole in the knuckle?

Maybe a hammer or pry bar might work., Or if you can get a grinder in there and grind the yoke down...

If worse gets to worse, swap a Dana35 under it. The D35's shafts, yokes and other parts all dwarf those of your D28.