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BEFORE YOU START
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DISCLAIMER:
Our pictorials are of informative nature and do illustrate works carried out by ourselves at our own premises for our own use and satisfaction.
Readers who envisage to carry out similar works inspired by the below method shall do this at their own risks and liability.
Our pictorials are of informative nature and do illustrate works carried out by ourselves at our own premises for our own use and satisfaction.
Readers who envisage to carry out similar works inspired by the below method shall do this at their own risks and liability.
NOTE: The front transmission shafts of a Dacia / Renault Duster are shown here but the unlocking of stuck transmission shafts on wheel hubs is identical on almost all vehicles of all makes and brands.
Context of seized drive shafts
Transmission shafts might be taken off the hub and transmission very easily or, in some cases, be very difficult to extract on any side if not on both sides. This tutorial shows how to release a transmission shaft from the wheel hub on almost any car, although the pictures relate to the front shafts of a 2012 4WD Renault Duster SUV.
How to free transmission shafts from wheel hubs
If you're facing a transmission shaft that remains stuck to the wheel hub after removing its nut, the first thing you need to remember is to never hit on the shaft end with a hammer, as you could damage its thread, the CV joint, or the bearing of your transmission.
Instead, follow the below described method.
Instead, follow the below described method.
Dismantle the brake disc.
Remove the ABS sensor and generously spray WD40 or any penetrating oil on the driveshaft end from the sensor hole and on the wheel nut side.
Remove the ABS sensor and generously spray WD40 or any penetrating oil on the driveshaft end from the sensor hole and on the wheel nut side.
Fit a large extractor tool (gear puller) to the wheel hub as shown, while making sure it is well centered on the drive shaft end, and that it is somehow parallel to the shaft.
Do not fit the extractor on the brake disc, as the required force to push the drive shaft might distort or break the disc, this is why we advised to remove the brake disc first.
Tighten the extractor to create pressure on the drive shaft, but no more for now.
Do not fit the extractor on the brake disc, as the required force to push the drive shaft might distort or break the disc, this is why we advised to remove the brake disc first.
Tighten the extractor to create pressure on the drive shaft, but no more for now.
Heat water up the boiling point in an old casserole and pour the simmering water on the drive shaft end and wheel hub.
Using a large ratchet handle, rotate the axle of the bearing / gear puller until the drive shaft gets out of the wheel hub.
If you feel like applying much excessive force with no result, repeat the boiling water trick and try again.
You will end up for sure freeing your seized drive shaft from the wheel hub.
Using a large ratchet handle, rotate the axle of the bearing / gear puller until the drive shaft gets out of the wheel hub.
If you feel like applying much excessive force with no result, repeat the boiling water trick and try again.
You will end up for sure freeing your seized drive shaft from the wheel hub.
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