CV axle broken inside the wheel hub, how to remove it?

2005 FORD EXPLORER
123,074 MILES • V6 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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MONNYP1211
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So, the CV axle has broken off inside the hub assembly as well as the front part of the hub. I've tried beating the mess out of it with a slug hammer, nothing happened. What other methods can I try to free the CV axle?
May 21, 2023 at 9:34 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

Did it break inside the hub? See pic 1 below. Is that the section the broke? If it is, I use an air hammer to remove it. I center the tool on the axle, and it always comes out.

If you don't have a hammer, then we need to get a special puller. Most parts stores have them and will lend them out. See pic 2.

Let me know if either of these help.

Tale care,

Joe

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May 21, 2023 at 2:37 PM
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