axle help asap

93-Spec-Edn · Post by **93-Spec-Edn** » July 8th, 2005, 4:30 am

Hi

I have removed the axle from the hub but i dont know how to remove it from the mtx tranny. any ideas?

thanks

V8KOMX3 · Post by **V8KOMX3** » July 8th, 2005, 5:02 am

pull real hard or pry it off with a crowbar or use a pickle for and an air compressor

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » July 8th, 2005, 7:55 am

use a crowbar, that's what I do everytime and it works fine. just don't pull on the boot

93-Spec-Edn · Post by **93-Spec-Edn** » July 8th, 2005, 10:33 am

wil the tranny leak much oil? Will it leak after the new axle is in? Do i need to rmove any bolts? IS it easy to remove the axle from the tranny?

Thanks.

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » July 8th, 2005, 10:44 am

93-Spec-Edn wrote:wil the tranny leak much oil? Will it leak after the new axle is in? Do i need to rmove any bolts? IS it easy to remove the axle from the tranny?

Thanks.

maybe it will leak a little but not much, no bolts to remove, if it's easy? well it depends sometime it will just pop up and other times it's a b!tch

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » July 8th, 2005, 1:31 pm

to prevent leaks after you replace them buy new axle/differential seals and replace them while the axles are out. As for pulling them, it will leak a good bit out the axle hole and don't forget to refill the tranny fluid. Use a crow bar to remove them. You can pry against the axle and the differential.

bmwm3guy · Post by **bmwm3guy** » July 8th, 2005, 2:03 pm

The passenger side axel is easy to remove, however for the driver side one I always remove the battery and battery tray and use a huge crowbar to pry it out (because of the C clip that holds the driver side axel in). Works well with the bar.

vozaday2000 · Post by **vozaday2000** » July 8th, 2005, 6:27 pm

wow i never tried getting at the axles from above. i always went from the bottom. let me say it isn't easy that way.

93-Spec-Edn · Post by **93-Spec-Edn** » July 8th, 2005, 8:26 pm

bmwm3guy wrote:The passenger side axel is easy to remove, however for the driver side one I always remove the battery and battery tray and use a huge crowbar to pry it out (because of the C clip that holds the driver side axel in). Works well with the bar.

does the pass side one have a c clip? That c clip for the cv joint fucked me up good thats why i need an axle.

93mx3v6 · Post by **93mx3v6** » July 11th, 2005, 7:55 pm

i dont believe it does, the pass one is a little easier to do. they way i did it was remove the wheel, breaks, hub, rotors all that stuff, then disc it fromt he hub and give er a good pull. i diddnt have to pry it out, i just put my feet in the wheel well, sat on the floor and pulled hard. make sure when your installing the new one you dont "force" it in. you do have to push hard to get it in, but make sure you have the splines matching, so you dont just keep pushing and ruin them. if you do. either new axle or tranny work... so be careful.