Iv ruined my landrover

daveo26 · Mar 3, 2014

Right, went and got the bits to do my front wheel bearings to cure the annoying noise.
I undid the drive flange bolts and the flange is totally seized solid on the half shaft.
Iv heated it, sprayed it and heated it hit it shouted at it.
Top and bottom iv knackered the drive flange and the end of the half shaft.
Iv mushroomed the half shaft so even if the thing unseizes it's still stuck.
Question is what now, before anyone starts yes I know it was a bloody stupid thing to do but now it's done.
If I undo the the stub axle at the swivel how do I separate these bits now?
All I wanted to do was stop this ####ing noise

Dr_evil · Mar 3, 2014

remove the entire knuckle, only 7 bolts and 2 joints

daveo26 · Mar 3, 2014

Do you mean the bolts that hold the swivel ball to the rest of the axle?
If I undid them and pull the half shaft out maybe I could separate them on the bench

the_wolf · Mar 3, 2014

Just cut it off and buy a new stub axle and drive flange. They're not expensive

daveo26 · Mar 3, 2014

may as well its proper ####ed anyway

Cheers lads

the_wolf · Mar 3, 2014

Just out of curiosity you did take the circlip off didn't you?

daveo26 · Mar 3, 2014

Yep well it broke into a million pieces, After much hitting 2 washers fell off, which try as i might i didnt see before they fell off, it was that rusty.
I cleaned the splines up with a wire brush sprayed it with penetration fluid

Then i got 2 blow torches on it and got it nice and hot but i just wont budge.
Im goin to cut the drive flange with a hack saw tomorrow and see if i can remove it.
Then hopefully itll just need a cv joint and i drive flange

And ill rebuild it with some ####ing grease on it

the_wolf · Mar 3, 2014

I wonder if someone's used tiger seal as gasket

daveo26 · Mar 3, 2014

No it looks like someone's used iron oxide mate

jamesmartin · Mar 3, 2014

not uncommon on later models drive member gets no lube

Jonnygearbox · Mar 3, 2014

I'm no use to this thread I've spent last 3 mins reading over same line again and again. I thought oh it's been repeated but it was me, think it's time for sleep, btw the line was
'Top and bottom iv knackered the drive flange and the end of the half shaft'

Oldseadog · Mar 4, 2014

Your bestest friends for a job like this is an FN good gas spanner and a CO2 fire extinguisher!

Otter the flange and then chill the shaft.

Works every time!!

Brown · Mar 4, 2014

That must have taken some hammering. It'll take ages getting it off with a hacksaw. Those things are made out of quite a tough metal composition. A grinder is much better.

daveo26 · Mar 4, 2014

Yep your right Brown! I gave up.
I took the swivel ball pins out and pulled every thing off inc. the drive shaft.
Iv separated the half shaft from the cv joint.
Got a new cv coming tomorrow.
So now iv got the hub, disc, swivel housing and cv etc all in one lump.
I'm going to attack it in a garage with a grinder.

daveo26 · Mar 4, 2014

It's like is welded on, I was hoping that the oil might have seeped in over night but no.
I'll teach it a lesson tomorrow

Locky1978 · Mar 4, 2014

I wonder if it might be worth cutting a slot into the drive flange. Knock a chisel into it to open it up or possibly crack it in half and take it off that way. Might be quicker than cutting the outer cv shaft?!?

Brown · Mar 5, 2014

daveo26 said:
Yep your right Brown! I gave up.
I took the swivel ball pins out and pulled every thing off inc. the drive shaft.
Iv separated the half shaft from the cv joint.
Got a new cv coming tomorrow.
So now iv got the hub, disc, swivel housing and cv etc all in one lump.
I'm going to attack it in a garage with a grinder.

Oh well, at least you'll be starting afresh with new components, so by the time you've finished you'll have what amounts to a new axle. Or at least half of one. If you're buying drive flanges I recommend the sort with screw on end caps so you can put a bit of oil inside to stop them either wearing their splines away or gluing themselves together with rust.

USLandy · Mar 5, 2014

If u heat the flange it will expand the metal and be even harder to take off. Next time cool it and contract the steel and it should give enough wiggle room to take it off.

Oldseadog · Mar 5, 2014

USLandy said:
If u heat the flange it will expand the metal and be even harder to take off. Next time cool it and contract the steel and it should give enough wiggle room to take it off.

What???

I knew that the Merkins are on a different planet, but I didn't know that their Laws of Physics were as well! :crazy::crazy:

flat · Mar 5, 2014

USLandy said:
If u heat the flange it will expand the metal and be even harder to take off. Next time cool it and contract the steel and it should give enough wiggle room to take it off.

Err..., think you need to rethink that post dude your all arse about face!

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