graffix989

trying to replace drivers side half shaft in my 94 mx-6 v6, broke my damn crow bar trying to pry it out.... ive replaced them before with little to no effort, anyone got any tips on removing a stuck half shaft??

graffix989

ok so i broke my second crowbar.... this time i thought it might have somthing to do with the cold or somthing, it hasnt been run yet today... so i put the front end up on jackstands and got it goin about 60mph for five minutes, trying to warm up whatever would be cold in there.... and nothing, little bit more play, lost of more oil leaking (oh im trying to replace the seal by the way....) so i tried it again with the crow bar. at first just a little pressure back and forth while i turned the shaft. then full pressure, snap.... borke the second damn crow bar....
im stuck guys, PLEASE HELP...

graffix989

ok tried somthing new, ive got a 10,000lbs ractheting recover strap... secured one end to the inner cv, the other end to a nearby 3 story oak tree.... almost took the car off the jack stands.... the way i see it somthing is seriously wrong. wieght of the car / lbs was yanking on the damn inner cv at a pretty much str8 angle and the car came with it...... i dont get it.... how else would i get it out besides prying it?? take apart the tranny?? im about to give up

mwolvin

The last stubborn CV shaft I had was on a Honda. I used an air hammer with a chisel attachment to get it out. Came out fairly easily with that.

jeremy06

climb underneither the car and with a short prybar and a hammer, once your below the cv axel slide in the prybar so that its in between the cv axel and the trannyand with your hammer because the small amount of room you have underneith the car hit the hammer handle on the prybar until it pops out.

originally it took me about a half hour to get mine out this way, when you put in the new cv axel REMEMBER DO NOT USE A REGULAR HAMMER!!! use a rubber hammer

rjitzsu

some of the mid-90 mazdas can be a real pain. sometimes i'll just leave the inner portion of the shaft on the car and split the axle at the inner boot... but, since you're replace a seal you can't do that....

just pulling on the axle won't work, it has to be "popped" out because of the snap ring.

try this... works every time, but sometimes you'll need two people...

give consistant pressure behind the axle with your prybar (biggest pry bar you can find) as much as possible. then, take a heavy metal hammer or small sledge and beat against the side of the axle shaft. yea... the side of the axle shaft. the extra jolt from your hammer helps pop the snap ring out.

hope that helps