Drive Shaft Removal

[Richard J. Andrews]

>Well if you use a puller you risk damaging the wheelbearing..
that is why i keep spare axle nuts to use for this purpose...
put one half way on... and use this to protect the axle..
just hit it with a hammer..

HTH!
rich
'86 4kq


>Well, I can tell you of an inexpensive home-brew
>puller.  I used a large u-shaped bracket (actually it
>originally held the rear sway bar in place on my
>Bronco), drilled a hole in the center of it for the
>threaded rod of a steering wheel puller to go thru.  I
>drilled a hole in each end of the u-bracket to anchor
>it w/some smaller bolts thru the holes where the lug
>studs would normally be.
>   Anyway, I can't accurately describe it but if you
>buy one of the cheap $4 steering wheel pullers and get
>a little creative I bet you can make it work, worked
>great for me!
>   Or any 3 jaw gear puller should work and can be
>rented at many parts houses (autozone).
>
>Keith L.
>
>
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