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hgs_notes · 05-21-2009, 09:46 PM

I have a front axle form a 72 K5 that I am dis-assembling for spare parts (axle was junk). Anyway, I have the hubs and rotors off, the splash guard off. I can't get the spindle to come loose. My book says to smack it with a plastic hammer, but I think it's just too tight or rusted in to pop out.

Any ideas on how to get the spindle out of the knuckle without ruining anything?

Once the spindle is off, the axle is supposed to pull through the knuckle, right? I've never pulled one of these apart before. I'm kind of practicing with this one before I do the u-joints and ball joints on my jimmy.

05-21-2009, 09:46 PM	#1
hgs_notes GEARHEAD Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: MN Posts: 6,122	Stuck spindle removal I have a front axle form a 72 K5 that I am dis-assembling for spare parts (axle was junk). Anyway, I have the hubs and rotors off, the splash guard off. I can't get the spindle to come loose. My book says to smack it with a plastic hammer, but I think it's just too tight or rusted in to pop out. Any ideas on how to get the spindle out of the knuckle without ruining anything? Once the spindle is off, the axle is supposed to pull through the knuckle, right? I've never pulled one of these apart before. I'm kind of practicing with this one before I do the u-joints and ball joints on my jimmy. __________________ If no one knows what you're doing, they can't tell you you're doing it wrong HG's Dream Car Build - Shelby Cobra Kit Build your own adjustable track bar 71 Long Fleet C/10 72 Jimmy 4x4 (Junkyard Jimmy) HG's Plow Truck '78 K35 Dually Bigass Farm Truck HG's thread of miscellaneous stuff Last edited by hgs_notes; 05-21-2009 at 09:49 PM.



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