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Maybe I had to change hub bearings assembly early on my TS....so maybe my job was easier but my way of dislodging the shaft from the bearing is this:
- remove hub cap from wheel assembly (may have to remove wheel/tire, pop the center cap out , reinstall wheel...let it rest back to the ground with full weight of the car.. ALl of this is performed with ALL componets still in place: caliper, disk...
- Unscrew shaft nut (through the wheel) until it is FLUSH with the shaft end, hence covering the threads; letting the wheel contact with ground to block shaft rotation - at times I have someone apply the brakes- alleviates undue stress on the transmission components.
- Use a blunt object with the end covering all nut diameter (I have used harwood stick at times) and use any means (including a partner) to keep it straight on nut/shaft end and hammer with necessary conviction. (keeping the nut protects the threads, keeping wheel and weight on ground minimises motion transfer to the whole car and concentrates it on the shaft only; )
- An alternate to the above, I've used the socket itselt (that I had used to uncrew the nut) as the hammering intermediate..as I say, in my case, usually it was quite easy to get the shaft unlocked from the bearing).
Once you can feel the nut has got to the bottom of the hole, meaning the shaft is dislodged, then the rest is easy.