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PHOENIX · 05-14-2009, 03:14 AM

So by trying to remove my hub, which I did succeed, I managed to pull the axle apart.....doh.

Its the passenger side rear axle (just fyi) and is still attached.

Anyway, I took the outside seal on the boot off, folded the boot back....still looks good and will probably reuse it. Looks like I pulled the axle hub thing off the main shaft. The pin is still in place so it looks like I got a lucky pull while the pin was closed in and it just came off.

Can I just very carefully close the pin and push the hub back in, reseal the axle hub with a huge pipe clamp and call it good? Or should I pull the axle...and basically put it back together piece by piece?

all the bearings are still in there and there is a good amount of grease still in/on everything. I wiped a tad bit off the end of the shaft to inspect the pin and i guess it looks okay.

Any tips or advice would be grateful, can't say I have had much experience with taking apart axles.

- Dave

05-14-2009, 03:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
PHOENIX Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On Hiatus....... Posts: 9,266 Thanks: 92 Thanked 292 Times in 224 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (49/100% )	Axle help..... So by trying to remove my hub, which I did succeed, I managed to pull the axle apart.....doh. Its the passenger side rear axle (just fyi) and is still attached. Anyway, I took the outside seal on the boot off, folded the boot back....still looks good and will probably reuse it. Looks like I pulled the axle hub thing off the main shaft. The pin is still in place so it looks like I got a lucky pull while the pin was closed in and it just came off. Can I just very carefully close the pin and push the hub back in, reseal the axle hub with a huge pipe clamp and call it good? Or should I pull the axle...and basically put it back together piece by piece? all the bearings are still in there and there is a good amount of grease still in/on everything. I wiped a tad bit off the end of the shaft to inspect the pin and i guess it looks okay. Any tips or advice would be grateful, can't say I have had much experience with taking apart axles. - Dave __________________ - Dave I'm moving so I need to downsize my collection/hoarding of MR2 Parts. Check out the for sale section to see what I have available!