Front Axle - 186FIA: Shaft-Axle: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Jeep Liberty. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Fig 1: Axle Shaft Puller

Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.

1 - SNAP RING GROVE

2 - SLID HAMMER THREADS

3 - REMOVER BLOCKS

4 - REMOVER COLLAR

With vehicle in neutral, position vehicle on hoist.
Remove right half shaft from vehicle.
Remove snap ring and o-ring from axle shaft.
Assemble Remover 8420A blocks (3) with hammer threads (2) on snap ring groove (1) on the shaft. Slide collar (4) over blocks and thread slid hammer into remover and remove shaft. See Fig 1.
Slide axle shaft out of the axle tube.