Ever have a CV axle shaft that would not come out?

[Don Frelier]

I took my wife's Volvo over to my friends shop to put a new CV shaft in it.
It's a 2010 XC90 3.2l.

Everything was going fine we had the outer end of the shaft loose from the wheel bearing no problem.
He has several tools for removing them from the transmission.
One with a foot and a slide hammer but there was still stuff in the way. (swaybar link and dust shield)
Okay so he gets a wide pickle fork out.
We remove the plastic belly pan easy enough.
We hit the fork with a 3lb mash hammer - No Go.
Grab the shaft yank it in and out -No Go
Hit the Pickle fork with a sledge - No Go
Turn the shaft 180 Degrees - No Go

You've got to be kidding me.

We remove the sway bar link and tie rod end.
Put the slide hammer with the foot on it - NO GO.

Now we're stumped it's been an hour and a half probably.
So I said well let me try one more time with the pickle fork.
Put it in there hit it a few times, not even very hard and POP off it comes.
The snap ring was not deformed or anything.

So why was didn't it come off sooner???

 

[oldkimmer]

That’s the nature of the beast. U can play with it with no luck. Then the next time it will come out easy as pie. Kim

 

[RemCharger]

Yeah some are severely ignorant . Mainly it's the c clip just doesn't want to squish down into the bevel part of the splines. I've gone as far as grinding down the the ends of the c clip so they're smooth/ can't stick