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How to get Axle out of carrier?
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Posted by: 250-R-250

Hows it done? Everything is still on except for the left hub when looking from the back.

Posted by: Scottt89

Its been a while since I've done it, but you took that saftey Clip off correct?

Posted by: 250-R-250

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I have no clue where to start. What do I have to take off? Can I just take the left hub off and the left sprocket? Then I should be able to pull it out from the right side of the carrier right?

Posted by: TheFontMaster

You will need to take off the right hub. The loosen the lock nut, take off the c-clip, then remove the lock nut. The the whole axel will pull out to the left side.

Posted by: 250-R-250

How does the lock nut work? Its a stock one.

Posted by: TheFontMaster

The locknuts have reverse threads, you will need a cresent wrench to loosen it. Then you should be able to move it to one side a little bit to take off the C-clip. After that the whole thing just slides right off the axle.

Posted by: 250-R-250

See, I am wanting to remove it because I dont think its on right...As it is, I can spin the entire lock nut around on the axle....Is that how its supposed to be?

Posted by: TheFontMaster

That is deffinatly not right. It sounds like the splines that hold the lock nut on might have wore off, but I have never heard of that happening before. Take it off and post some pics of it if you can.

Posted by: 250-R-250

Yea I ll do that, I knew it wasnt fitting right. First I gotta find a huge *** cresant wrench.

Posted by: hondardr4life

A really big pipe wrench will work good too. The big part on my stock axle nut is stripped (yah, go figure, almost everything I have is aftermarket, just not the axlenut..........), anyways, the person who rigged my axle nut up actually did a decent job. There is two of the smaller pieces holding the big piece up tight against the c- clip

. It's weird, but works decent from what I can tell.