Axle shaft replacement conundrum

[LA02MAX]

My axle was also very frozen into the hub, and the new one was even harder to get into place (into a new hub). A slide hammer didn't budge it. I ended up buying this, and it's a lifesaver. Took about 30 seconds to fully seat the axle into the hub.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...pacebran547-20

[Bottomfeeder]

Originally Posted by Effduration

Here is a description of the tool you need and good description of what works..

https://xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/...xle-hub-2.html

Holy cow ... this writeup makes the small issues I'm having seem trivial. Great information here - thank you very much!

Best regards,
Chris

[Bottomfeeder]

Originally Posted by LA02MAX

My axle was also very frozen into the hub, and the new one was even harder to get into place (into a new hub). A slide hammer didn't budge it. I ended up buying this, and it's a lifesaver. Took about 30 seconds to fully seat the axle into the hub.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...pacebran547-20

I ordered that same tool just this morning, along with an axle puller set. I should be much better prepared the next time this job comes around.

Hoping to keep these cars as long as I can afford to work on them. And am still physically able. It's not as easy as it used to be, and everything seems to take twice as long. :-)

Chris