Im trying to remove the driver's side front axle on my Evo 8. I have the lower ball joint and lower control arm removed, as well as the castle nut. I have tried hitting it with a hammer and a 4x4, a hammer and an impact socket, and have put degreaser on it. It's just not breaking loose. Are there any tips to get it out?

 

Are you saying you can't get the splines to come free from the hub? Did you use degreaser or a penetrating oil? Have you tried hitting it with the control arm and balljoint in place?

 

50/50 mix of acetone and power steering fluid, shake before spraying it on the area that you want to break free. also don't beat on the threads that the castle nut goes on, because if you mushroom that, you are never going to get it out. it takes time because of all the corrosion, just be patient. and when you reinstall the new one, use antiseize on anything that touches metal to metal contact for the axle in the hub

 

its getting around, soon everyone will be using it

 

I haven't tried the 50/50 Acetone and Power Steering fluid, yet. I tried using something a mechanic friend gave me that's supposed to be the best lubricant and releasing agent. I don't remember what it's called, but I sprayed it all around the axle at the rotor assembly, and it still won't budge at all. If this is this hard to get out, I can't even imagine how hard it's going to be to remove the output shaft, and that's next. D:

 

Wait are you trying to remove the axle as in the outer one with the cv joint? If so you just need to use a pry bar. Find a nice spot where you can get some leverage on the inside of the axle near that green thing and then give it a quick firm jerk (yeah I know dont even go there)

It's not hard to do and once you do it once you'll know how to do it everytime. I used the same technique to release the axles from my rear diff when I was swapping that out as well as in the front when replacing my clutch.

 

I'll need to do that, too. I need to get it out of the rotor assembly first, so I have room to remove it for the transmission case. I'm just trying to remove my transfer case.

 

I don't follow. You dont need to remove it from the hub. In order to pull the axle you just need to remove the retaining clip on the castle nut then pop off the castle nut.

Then you can pry and it'll pop out. There is a little retaining clip on the end of the axle by the splines. That is all that is holding it in. So a quick pry will allow you to pop the axles out.

 

I like to leave the nut on there, just threaded a few turns only but enough to let the axle slide back, so my hammer will hit the nut and not the axle or threads. Its cheaper to replace a nut than an axle.You have to play around with the spindle arm because as you tap on the tip of the axle to pop it back, it has to slide completely straight back. Even with the nut still on I still like to have a small piece of wood where the hammer would actually contact just to be safe.