Originally Posted by
BW3
Not a mechanic and this may make a lot of those here cringe ,,,, but maybe try soaking with a good penetrating oil as long as possible longer is better and very carefully using a soft wood ( pine or such) tap as close to the wheel flange on the outside of the Body ,, tap and turn , tap and turn watching for and being careful as not to bend the wheel flange ... ya I know scary ... I think I have also seen where some one made an axle puller by machining a clamp that goes around the axle shaft and pushes against the body/frame some how ...worst case maybe cut the inner flange to let it pass through the frame ( going by that the hole in the frame of my Frontier is large enough to pass the bearing through without the flange) and take the whole axle out far enough so as to get a bearing puller on it inside ... worst worst case would be to then cut the bearing off inside your hull/ body but at least it is 6" of space to work in and not 3" ... Best of Luck
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