Passenger side axle stuck

[PicklePirate]

I have an 86 chevy k20, I replaced the axle in the passenger side come to find out it's the wrong one. It is completely stuck pulled front diff cover it seems wedge in there. I've beat on it with a hammer and everything can't seem to get it to break free any suggestions would be awesome.

 

[Robert Bare]

Full floater?

 

[squaredeal91]

Might have a broken spider gear?

 

[squaredeal91]

Should be able to push it out if it's an open front diff

 

[fast 99]

Many parts stores have loaner tools with deposit. Need a slide hammer.

 

[Craig Nedrow]

I have a 20 lb slide hammer I made, the axle always comes out. I would not hammer on the axle. As stated previously by Squaredeal, get a long bar run it through the other side and push it out that way. the spider gears will guide it.

 

[PicklePirate]

Full floater?

Yes

 

[PicklePirate]

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Couldn't get a slide hammer on so got a massive crow bar. I have no clue why it got stuck splines aren't terrible only guess is. It's a 30 spline instead of 28. The amount of wrong parts these auto parts stores give you. Is insane.

 

[Radiohead]

Trust but verify isn't just a Reaganism.

It's reality in a world now, where all those that gave a $#it and had personal pride in the quality of their work as well as support from their "superiors" was stripped out of the workforce through covid attrition/early retirement, as well as crap quality standards for things made in you know frigging where. Add a bunch of greed and Bob's your uncle.

I hope your supplier stands behind their mistake. I have enough uh ohs when I order online, even with NAPA. It makes me crazy until the verification is done.

 

[Ricko1966]

I have a 20 lb slide hammer I made, the axle always comes out. I would not hammer on the axle. As stated previously by Squaredeal, get a long bar run it through the other side and push it out that way. the spider gears will guide it.

A long bar good for doing this is just a plain old piece of conduit. And if you have axles out you can run conduit from where 1 wheel should be across to the opposite side wheel bearing to drive out wheel bearings. Like the world's longest punch.

 

[Robert Bare]

Why did you have to replace the axle before?
Not checking and installing the wrong part is not the parts store fault, only the selling of the wrong part.
Possible axle was not hardened on the splines.
Regardless, the axle gear probably needs replaced, and the diff cleaned out, from all the metal. The end of the shaft seems chewed bad.

 

[squaredeal91]

Similiar happened to me, I had correct # splines replacement shaft. Was replacing broken inner shaft and old one was hard getting out. Replacement shaft would start in but stop. Looking inside I could see it was cracked. Pretty sure it is a spider broken spider gear.