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Dont waste your time with the pulling tool, it doesnt work.

Long M16 bolt with some nuts on the bolt screwed in to the axle then smack the axle out with a sledge hammer.

If it wont budge then use a hydraulic body repair tool to push the axle out from inside the reach carriage BUT you MUST weld a metal securing brace accross the front ends joining both support arms else you will spread the support legs out!

You MUST use a NEW securing clip when you put it back together.

The reason people have trouble getting the axles out is normally no grease used when its re assembled OR what happens a lot is they smack the axle in & mushroom the head then jamming it in the support arm.

The manufacturer put that thread in the axle for a reason, so you can screw a bolt in so as not to damage the axle when assembling it, the bolt head gets damaged instead of mushrooming the end of the axle.

On the older Reflex I look after 3 smacks with the seldge is enough to remove the axle's.
  • Posted 31 May 2014 17:42
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