<![CDATA[Axle puller....uh, pusher?]]>Does anyone have the tool for pushing the rear axle out and then pulling the new one back in? Specifically on an e39? I need to buy new axles one of these days and remember I barely got them to work with the new bearings. Tore a boot and now one axle is junk.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

]]>https://wibimmers.com/topic/750/axle-puller....uh-pusherRSS for NodeWed, 16 Sep 2026 04:51:11 GMTTue, 31 Jul 2012 18:56:05 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Axle puller....uh, pusher? on Wed, 01 Aug 2012 03:21:34 GMT]]>Mine all ways went in an out fine..

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/8845https://wibimmers.com/post/8845Wed, 01 Aug 2012 03:21:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Axle puller....uh, pusher? on Wed, 01 Aug 2012 03:08:46 GMT]]>With high torque loads and your typical corrosion, the splines will bind a bit. Its common. Its a slight enough amount that it doesnt do any damage to the half shafts. It can make extra work for any pusher/press. Half shafts typically never come out by hand unless you just installed them moments ago.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/8844https://wibimmers.com/post/8844Wed, 01 Aug 2012 03:08:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Axle puller....uh, pusher? on Wed, 01 Aug 2012 03:04:07 GMT]]>They should just come out

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/8842https://wibimmers.com/post/8842Wed, 01 Aug 2012 03:04:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Axle puller....uh, pusher? on Wed, 01 Aug 2012 02:48:20 GMT]]>Usually when it comes to the re-install, I just clean up the splines, grease everything well, and push it in. Think of a joke now. As for the removal, I have always used the crude hammer method as well. Its the easiest way without taking my suspension apart. If you have thread in wheel studs, you can use one of the impact driven pushers. Dont buy a cheap one. I have a cheap one with a bent screw.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/8838https://wibimmers.com/post/8838Wed, 01 Aug 2012 02:48:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Axle puller....uh, pusher? on Wed, 01 Aug 2012 01:38:45 GMT]]>An axel has 2 ends, one with a flange that bolts to my diff, the other that has a spline that slides into the hub/bearing. The spline end is the end that is a bitch. I guess, I haven't worked on a lot of non-e39 BMW's but I thought this was common. Do you guys have solid axles? This is IRS.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/8835https://wibimmers.com/post/8835Wed, 01 Aug 2012 01:38:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Axle puller....uh, pusher? on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:32:00 GMT]]>

REKIII said:

The 12 ton press wouldn't push the axle out. The shops 30 ton did the trick. I got the axle back in with a lot of pushing. the axle must be pushed in by hand, or pulled in with a special tool. A press wont push the axle in. Wrong geometry

I'm so fucking confused. I have never had to press in axle halves. Or half shafts.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/8831https://wibimmers.com/post/8831Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:32:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Axle puller....uh, pusher? on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:43:31 GMT]]>The 12 ton press wouldn't push the axle out. The shops 30 ton did the trick. I got the axle back in with a lot of pushing. the axle must be pushed in by hand, or pulled in with a special tool. A press wont push the axle in. Wrong geometry

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/8827https://wibimmers.com/post/8827Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:43:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Axle puller....uh, pusher? on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:15:13 GMT]]>If your 12 ton press couldn't put it in. You're probably not gunna get it out. Nor do I think it should have taken that much pressure to put in...

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/8825https://wibimmers.com/post/8825Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:15:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Axle puller....uh, pusher? on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:46:47 GMT]]>Not certain that would work. The rear axle doesn't have a flange on it (well, it does on the diff side) it is just a spline on the hub side. Now that I think about it, I had to remove the whole rear hub assembly and take it to a shop to have it pressed out, my 12 ton press wasn't strong enough.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/8819https://wibimmers.com/post/8819Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:46:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Axle puller....uh, pusher? on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:04:55 GMT]]>I don't think any of us would. They're realtively cheap. Then again I've always just knocked mine out by hand/hammer, etc.

But something like this isn't terrible. but then again. It can be depending on your budget.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/8806https://wibimmers.com/post/8806Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:04:55 GMT