Q45 rear end Help!!!!

[R-Yahne_240]

i was on fresh alloy and saw the write up on the Q45 vlsd swap in a s13 so i was attempting it and i cant get the axles out of the q45 hubs

is there a special trick to getting them out or just beat them out we tryed alot of stuff help help help

[R-Yahne_240]

bump come on guys im about to go to auto-zone in the morning and use the z-net system lol

anyone know the little trick???????

[r3v_v3ng3]

are you talking about the axle bolt or the axle is stuck on the hub?

[trahc]

i used 2 pry bars across from each other , it popped right out. and i never saw mention of the shimms in the old housing remember where they go. on one side you have 2 shimms one is thick and one is thin. put them back exactly how they came out. i am assumming you are gonna put the internals back in your houseing. and for the record the car isnt nearly as fun to drive with a stock KA after the swap, rear end doesnt get loose as easy or at all.

[R-Yahne_240]

it is stuck in the hub

this suxxxx

and im running an sr in that car

[IBTL]

If you're beating them out I found a little trick that protects the threads on the axle. Leave the axle nut on the axle, not tight obviously, just thread it on the end so that the end of the axle is almost flush with the nut. Then you can go to town on it without worrying about trashing the threads. It also gives you a larger surface area to hit with the mallet. I damaged the threads on one of my axles trying to beat it out with a rubber mallet, almost couldn't get the axle nut back on. Yay.

[R-Yahne_240]

yeah thanks but i did that

ps they still didnt want to come out