Removing the axle shafts

[ForceFed70]

Hi everyone,

I need to upgrade to longer wheel studs in the rear of the '70

As I understand it, the studs are pressed directly into the axle shaft and thus I'll need to remove the axle shafts.

This is something I've never done before on the mustang.

Can anyone give me some quick instructions? This is a 28-spline 9" with factory style limited slip.

I'm especially curious as to wether I'll need to remove the carrier. I believe I heard somewhere that the 9" rears don't use a C-clip, so I'm hoping not...

Thanks!

 

[krash kendall]

You should be able to knock them out with a mallet while on the car then use the wheel nuts to draw the new ones in place.

Are you getting hit with that snowstorm that closed the Coquahalla and Roger's pass last night?

 

[ForceFed70]

You should be able to knock them out with a mallet while on the car then use the wheel nuts to draw the new ones in place.

Are you getting hit with that snowstorm that closed the Coquahalla and Roger's pass last night?

So I may not even need to remove the shafts? Sweet!

Yeah, we got hit by that storm. Not much of a problem in the valley tho. Most of it melted right away.. kinda like when it snows on the coast!

 

[bnickel]

if you do have to remove them (might have to when instaling the new ones) all you do is unbolt the retainer bolts and pull the axles out, you'll most likely need a slid hammer but you can use the drum in a pinch, just start a couple of the lug nutsto where they are about flush with the end of the stud and start yanking. i would suggest that while you're there anyway to go ahead and replace the seals at the least and probably the bearings as well, especially if the car has more than 100,000 miles on it.

 

[66stangmeister]

i recently changed one of my axles. sounds like everyone has covered everything...

Hope it goes well for you... when i removed mine it would not come out easily...so i tried the brake drum trick, but that did not work for me, then i tried the long bolts from the other sides to push on the hub of the axle. If that makes any sense lol A slide hammer would work too i'm sure.

I agree, you might as well change the seal and bearing while ya got it out too.

 

[krash kendall]

Oh, if you really need to get those shafts out, with either drum off rotate the shaft so the hole in the flange lines up with each of the four nuts on the retainer plate behind the brakes and remove them. Then loosely mount your drums on backwards with the lug-nuts on only a couple of turns so you can use the drum as a slide hammer to pull the shafts out. My neighbour actually made an adaptor for his body slide hammer that really makes the job easy (not that its hard at all).

Theres a big storm in the straight right now that's shut down all the ferries from between the mainland from Tsawassen all the way to Prince Rupert and the Island


EDIT: I posted late and missed bnickel.

 

[ForceFed70]

Perfect, thanks guys. Sounds like this will be easier than I expected.

The seals and bearings should be in good shape. I had everything replaced when I had the new gearset and limited slip installed a couple of years ago. They should have less than 5000 miles on them.

 

[Edbert]

I tried to install front studs on my car by torqueing them on with lug nuts, the results were less than perfect. I ended up getting them done with a hydraulic press.

Pulling the rear axles and re-installing them IS pretty easy, but I had new studs pressed in on those too.