I’ve been continuing to disassemble the car – first by removing the seats and dash, then the differential and axles
The interior was straightforward but the axles were stuck in the hubs. PB blaster, a 4lb sledge, and a wooden block didn’t budge either side – I knew the wood would absorb a lot of the impact but it was all I had on hand at the time. I bought an air hammer and after probably 20 minutes on one side, still nothing. A friend of mine is a mechanic, he suggested I rest a ball peen hammer on the axle and hit that with the sledge, using the axle nut to center the ball peen. (double-hammer trick). That got the driver’s side out in about 5 minutes.
The passenger’s side was still being stubborn, however. After about 40 minutes with no success I broke out the torch, heating the hub for a few minutes followed by more sledge-ing and air hammering. 20 more minutes of that and the axle finally started to move, but by now the axle had mushroomed enough that the nut was stuck on. Fortunately I was able to spin the nut with a breaker bar enough to clear whatever threads were left and remove it, then air hammer the axle the rest of the way out. The axle was pretty banged up, and I need a new hub and wheel bearing, but at least I can reuse the knuckle.
With the entire drivetrain removed I’ve been focusing on selling what I can to free up space – I don’t think I could fit the new engine in my garage at the moment. In the meantime I’ve been working on the wiring. I’ll make a post when I’m done instead of posting every revision, that way the information is all in one spot. I ended up stripping the factory harness of the unused wires, but at least I had help.
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