Birfield stuck on axle shaft ?!?w/solution :-) (1 Viewer)

[kevin in okinawa]

Finally got an opportunity to install the other Longfield birfield with the front end apart. I beat on that SOB for several hours with my rubber mallet to no avail. It was stuck like chuck.

I saw a few videos of using a section of 2” pipe or square pipe with the birf and axle inserted then you slam! them down together, with the shock energy compressing the inner clip/ring and voila! the axle shaft disengages from the birf.

I thought I’d have to use the 2” diameter pipe, but I found that the 1 1/4 diameter pipe is just big enough to use; it took me about nine slams to get it. This one is 36” long, which is long enough for the long side shaft, and it’s galvanized so now I have a nice cheater bar that can separate birfs that are stuck like a mofo on that damn birf.

It was $40 at Home Depot. Which I thought was f**king robbery for 3 feet of pipe, but joke is on them because now it’s a stout cheater bar to boot.

 

[bkfj40]

You can use a hi-lift handle as well.

 

[lacalvette]

I do prefer the FSM method with the brass punch, really easy.
The pipe hit the star then ball bearing which I don’t like.

 

[kevin in okinawa]

I do prefer the FSM method with the brass punch, really easy.
The pipe hit the star then ball bearing which I don’t like.

Oh I spent LOTS of time with the brass punch after wailing away with the mallet for long periods of time.

 

[LazarusTaxa]

one of my birfs came apart super easy with the pipe method. The other was REALLY hard to get separated. I ended up clamping the shorter shaft in my vise and yanking on the axle with all my body weight.. Still took 15 min of doing that, but finally came apart.

 

[kevin in okinawa]

I do prefer the FSM method with the brass punch, really easy.
The pipe hit the star then ball bearing which I don’t like.

yeah, me too until that FSM method doesn't work bro. This is for birfs that are STUCK LIKE CHUCK.

 

[lacalvette]

Well I had 8 birfield to take appart. Two from 75, 6 from 60 and 2 from a 1982 pickup.
I first tried the pipe method since it’s look so easy (YouTube Ishobie), I separated my first quick (long one) then no luck…
I install the joint in the vise and used a long brass punch like 6/7 inch long , 1 inch diameter. I was surprised how easy it came appart! (Need a big shot)

In my first comment, I was wrong about pipe hitting star then ball…my bad

 

[ChaserFJ60]

I made one of these in the video, Went from hammering the birf with a brass punch for hours to a 5 second removal.