Anyone done this before,??

[V8ian]

Today, in my infinate wisdom, I decided to remove a halfshaft from my lads Mk1 escort so I can narrow the axle, I have probably removed hundreds over the years,

Pulled the drum and bearing retainer, attached my slide hammer, and gave it PLENTY of welly, never even moved 0. 1mm, Mmm this is novel, try a bit of heat, nothing, eventually pulled the thread out of one of the wheelnuts holding the slide hammer, I have never been beaten before, perhaps I need a bigger slider, so with a bit of rummaging in my scrap bin I have found a piece of 5"x 6" solid stock bar, chucked it in the lathe to put a hole up the middle, Now I have a BIG SLIDER for the shaft, after a lot of heavy hammering the shaft is out,,-----But the bearing is still in the axle, so I have managed to pull the retainer and bearing off the halfshaft looks like the die grinder is coming out tomorrow, this was meant to be a quick half day modification,

[Mad Mex]

whoops

[mk1mexico]

Fook me thats some pressure to do that

[Mr Sam]

someone weld it in

[V8ian]

TBH Im surpised the bearing did not come apart,

[caprinerd]

i had this prob on a capri years back we made a bigger slide hammer and it took the shaft out and totaled the bearing