Originally posted by The EuroTour:
Whoa slow down that train! You need to first remove the axle nut and like I said before using the air chisel, pound the axle through the hub so it is completely free from the knuckle. Then you hook up your slide hammer and have it. Be careful though as these axles have a tendency to jettison quite some distances



Okay, train slowed... I was thinking I would remove the whole hub assembly WITH the axle as one unit. Then if I get a "like" assembly from the junkyard, I could just do a complete like-for-like swap. Make sense? Any reason that approach wouldn't work?

I figured it might be easier to get the axle out this way, since I'd have the hub as a "steering wheel" at the head of the axle.