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Jul 18, 2010 | 04:06 PM

johnstoys2

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From: Woodleaf NC

Help, Stuck Spindle

I'm having a rough time with my buddies 95 F-350 . Started out just doing new lock outs & found he needed ball joints & u-joints too. I've PB Blasted it, heated it, slide hammered it, 5lb. sledged it ( with wood on top over it of course), & drilled 2 jack bolt holes in it with no success.

Anybody have any ideas. When I did my truck they came off with 2 or 3 dead blow hits.

Jul 18, 2010 | 05:13 PM

84-250

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go to autozone and rent the spindle puller attachment they have for a slide hammer. thread it on tight and hit it hard with the biggest sledge hammer you got . it works great

Jul 18, 2010 | 05:18 PM

Cuda_jim

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Knock out the studs, 5 IIRC, then try the dead blow hammer again......works every time for me. The studs can be hammered back in.

Jul 18, 2010 | 05:41 PM

johnstoys2

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I did all of that already. It just laughed at the Autozone puller with the slide hammer & deadblow. This thing is really stuck on. I'm going to try whacking the puller with sledge idea. Thanks all.

Jul 18, 2010 | 05:45 PM

redman84

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Mine was tough. It took a LOOOONG time to get off but finally came. Lots of penetrating lube, cursing, and beer got it done though.

Jul 18, 2010 | 06:08 PM

plgebbia

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My truck had 310,000 miles on it when I did mine,(they had never been off)
and I used the spindle attachment and a 5lb. slidehammer and I had to slidehammer each side over 100 times before they even really moved at all.

Keep trying, it will come off eventually. I know firsthand that they can be very infuriating