got pass. side done no problems

drivers side wont come out, ive wiggled yanked hammered pryed

is there something i am missing?

3/12/2009 10:40:24 PM

beast mode that sucker out?? just have several jack stands under the car and go nutz with the pry bar.

on my yotas, those damn c-clips have been a real pain in the ass, quinn's honda on the other hand was like taking candy from a baby

[Edited on March 12, 2009 at 10:49 PM. Reason : .]

3/12/2009 10:48:12 PM

i had a prob with the c-clip on the other side but is there one on the drivers?

and beast mode is my specialty

3/12/2009 11:08:36 PM

The driver's side has a c-clip. Seriously, sometimes it won't come out for the love of God, and you need to put a big damn prybar on it. If you can use two, so the pressure isn't so much on one side, then it makes it easier. But there's not a whole lot of room for two sometimes.

And if you're using anything less than 18-24" then you need to drop back five and punt. That lil shit ain't gonna do it. Hoss bar. Hell I've used 3' ones before.

3/13/2009 12:13:21 AM

I've got a 5 foot pry bar I use for this. If it has enough of a wedge shape you can hammer it in for more leverage(being careful not to hit the splines). Once it's caught, beat it from the side with a sledge hammer.

On some transaxles, the "suggested" way is to remove the passenger side, slide a long round bar all the way through and beat it head on. I've never tried it.

3/13/2009 12:23:44 AM

They also make a slide hammer attachment for this...looks like a crow's foot.

3/13/2009 12:25:04 AM

a long prybar between the tranny and inner joint is about the only way to do it, and when you are putting it back in, you have to fully compress the joint, and smack it with a dead blow hammer

3/13/2009 7:26:06 AM

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"beast mode that sucker out"

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"quinn's honda on the other hand was like taking candy from a baby"

Well...you also undid my axle nut with 10 ft lbs max of torque.... My hatch has....been around the block so to speak

[Edited on March 13, 2009 at 7:57 AM. Reason : .]

3/13/2009 7:49:20 AM

yep c clip

[Edited on March 13, 2009 at 10:01 AM. Reason : whoops]

3/13/2009 9:52:30 AM

sawzall?

3/13/2009 11:00:10 AM

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"f you can use two, so the pressure isn't so much on one side, then it makes it easier."

exactly. this is KEY. if you're loading the shaft to the left/right/up/down too much you're just helping the c-clip do its job better.

i've also had luck sticking a broom/mop handle or a length of copper pipe through the open side and beating it out. you could use something made of steel also if you know you're replacing the shaft and don't care about any damage to it.

3/13/2009 1:58:19 PM

i think you can use a set of lock ring pliers on it, to get the clip out, but i could be wrong

3/13/2009 2:32:35 PM

how in the fuck would you go about doing that short of splitting the case halves?

3/13/2009 2:43:25 PM

yeah i would love to see how you do this.

MAYBE criss angel could pull it off....

3/13/2009 6:03:17 PM

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"i think you can use a set of lock ring pliers on it, to get the clip out, but i could be wrong"

that is the stupidest god damn thing i have heard out of you in months, and thats saying a lot


hell, in that case, you should also be able to rebuild the engine through the oil drain hole

3/13/2009 6:24:25 PM

you would have a better shot of unscrewing a rod bolt/main cap through a drain hole then unhooking a c clip in a FWD differential.

3/13/2009 6:33:26 PM

^i think it might could be done, but i could be wrong.

3/13/2009 10:05:27 PM

$100 to the person who yanks this thing out

im back under the car after months of rain

i have decided my tools arent going to get this thing out

ive ripped the end off my pry bar and theres no access to the end of the axle from inside the tranny

there's something in the way so i dont think trying to bang it out would work

also im fairly sure the two prybar trick isnt going to work unless the motor is out of the car

i am about to just put the two pieces of this axle (the boot nearest the tranny is cut) back together and bolt everything up and drive it somewhere


PS when I spin the drivers side forward the passenger side spins backward...normal or gas+match time?

[Edited on March 17, 2009 at 1:19 PM. Reason : .]

3/17/2009 1:18:13 PM

pack that bitch with marine grade bearing grease+split repair boot+duct tape and ride.

Quote :

"when I spin the drivers side forward the passenger side spins backward...normal or gas+match time?"

totally normal for an open differential. google up the picture/diagram of a carrier with all the gears in it, and you'll understand why.

[Edited on March 17, 2009 at 1:27 PM. Reason : .]

3/17/2009 1:26:39 PM

lol the shaft wont go back together now so i cant even rig the fucking thing to drive it to a shop

I give up, if anybody wants a camry for $1000 lemme know!

3/17/2009 2:29:00 PM

well if you can't put it together, that only leaves you with beasting that axle out....

Easy choice right?

3/17/2009 2:57:05 PM

yeah and that is usually the fun part

but not this time...

3/17/2009 3:05:55 PM

drop the tranny with the axle in it. then get psycho beast mode on it.

3/17/2009 3:11:41 PM

Dude, where are you located? I'm about tired of listening to you moan and whine about this thing.

3/17/2009 3:14:48 PM

http://www.denlorstools.com/home/dt1/page_2688_60/lock_technology_lt_836_universal_half_shaft_remova.html

if only i had $70 to spend on a forked piece of metal......

Quote :

"Q: I'm interested in the lock technolgy LT 836 CV axle tools . I occassionally run into stuck axles. How do these work? Hammer in? Or use as a pry bar? A: Once the right side 1/2 shaft is removed in the normal way, the CV shaft removal tool is used as a forked punch which is tapped with a hammer to drive the left side 1/2 shaft out (outward from the right side shaft recess). The forked design is shaped to allow the straddling of the differential pin in the the transmission (the pin prevents a regular punch or similar tool from accessing the left side shaft through the trans-axle). This tool works best when the clearance between the left side inner constant velocity joint won't allow room for a a pry-bar or slide hammer attachment. "

3/17/2009 3:19:06 PM

^^ lol im tired of getting pissed off and bruised up

im in garner


i called loop road to see if they could help at all and the guy said "those camrys are the worst"

he also said it couldnt be pryed out...the axle has to be pushed all the way in and then snapped out

[Edited on March 17, 2009 at 3:37 PM. Reason : snapped out?]

3/17/2009 3:19:52 PM

snapped out....like yank it out?

when I was doing my yota, I just pushed the axle as far into the transmission as I could by hand, then just would whack it out/pry it out as suddenly as I could to get some momentum to overcome the c-clip

probably took me a solid 30mins on the first axle.....second axle I understood the nature of the situation and just beasted that bastard out in 5mins



[Edited on March 17, 2009 at 8:23 PM. Reason : .]

3/17/2009 8:16:50 PM

doesnt your car have like a mid shaft "carrier bearing"

3/17/2009 9:09:36 PM

the drivers side is stuck dipshit

3/17/2009 9:12:48 PM

Quote :

"doesnt your car have like a mid shaft "carrier bearing""

Passenger side.

3/17/2009 9:15:50 PM

hahahah god the stupidity. skim reading got me through high school, but not the internet

3/17/2009 9:21:38 PM

check with optmusprimer, he lives down that way

seriously all you need is like a 6' prybar, you can try driving a pickle fork in there, but you will probably damage the seal

chances are, the clip is mangled and there is no other way to get it out but to bust it with brute force

3/17/2009 9:24:49 PM

I can give it a go if you're real desperate.

If my 140lb in an astronaut suit gets that axle out you will owe me a case of beer. That would just be sad!!

3/18/2009 8:14:08 AM