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Reddit mentions of OEM TOOLS 27305 Axle Popper Kit (Fork & Shim) | Fork & Shim Axle Popper Tool Remove Most Vehicles’ Half-Shaft Drive Axles w/No Damage & Limited Effort | Fix Damaged CV Joints at Home or in The Shop
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We found 1 Reddit mentions of OEM TOOLS 27305 Axle Popper Kit (Fork & Shim) | Fork & Shim Axle Popper Tool Remove Most Vehicles’ Half-Shaft Drive Axles w/No Damage & Limited Effort | Fix Damaged CV Joints at Home or in The Shop. Here are the top ones.
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AXLE POPPER KIT INCLUDES: Comes with Shim Tool & Fork Tool, each 13-3/4 inches long with a 2 Inch Opening; Fork tool wedges into tight joints between axles and transmissions, and Shim and Fork can be used together when working on a larger vehicle with more of a gap between the axle and the transmissionDRIVE TRAIN AND SUSPENSION TOOL: Axle Popper Kit can be used to remove axles from the transmission, remove ball joints in your suspension system, and to remove tie rods; there are many common jobs this automotive tool kit can assist withSIMPLE, RUGGED MECHANIC’S TOOLS: Fashioned from hardened steel, designed to withstand intense pressure and powerful hammer strikes; these tools are simple, yet powerful, and are designed to do their job well, and remove damaged, rusted, or stuck partsPROTECT YOUR TRANSMISSION AND SUSPENSION: These tools are used to complete important jobs that should not be left undone or be attempted with the wrong tools; damaged axles can cause all sorts of issues with your CV joints, hubs, even your differential gearing; damaged ball joints and tie rods can result in your alignment being off, which, at worst, can compound into suspension issues, and at best, cause your tires to wear unevenly and to require early, costly replacementA TOOL THAT JUST WORKS: The fork design of these tools allows you to exert force evenly on both sides of the axle, and then, once you’ve loosened the axle from the transmission, you can use the forks to pry the axle; every mechanics’ shop should have a number of such tools
Specs:
| Color | Others |
| Height | 1.42 Inches |
| Length | 15.2 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | February 2017 |
| Size | One Size |
| Weight | 3.75 Pounds |
| Width | 3.54 Inches |
2015 Scion TC with a clutch 100% smoked at ~30k last month. I did it for about $800, local shops in the area wanted about $1200. Should have thought a few more moments about it, but I needed a little money. Took about a week and a half in the guys garage on weeknights. Parts were $75 flywheel, $150 clutch kit, $30 MTF oil, and $30 for two axle nuts. However, there are a lot of tools you need.
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You had to remove the battery, remove intake, loosen three motor mounts, disconnect the ball joints, drop the lower control arms, remove the sway bar, pull both axles, drop the steering rack...just so I could drop the sub frame, support the transmission, then drain the transmission fluid, and drop the three motor mounts I loosened. Then, you can go ahead and pull the transmission to take the clutch apart. Job took 11 hours...with about 9 hours in delays, and gave him a free oil change (labor) since I had to pull everything else apart anyway. The hardest part was lining everything back together again.
The threads on the axles weren't great, so I had to re-thread both axles with a re-threading die I borrowed from a machine shop at my old work. However, apparently I can do clutch jobs on 98% of all vehicles now. Got one of the hardest out the way. It all depends on the vehicle, it can be a $300 labor job to a $1000 labor job.
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Budget double the time you think it will take for your first time, make sure you torque the most important bolts...flywheel bolts, clutch plate, axle nuts...to spec with a torque wrench (ideally all bolts torqued), use appropriate strength loctite, and have the correct tool to pop the axles out of the tranny. With the right tool, it literally takes 30 seconds with a shim and a hammer to pull an axle. Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/OEMTOOLS-27305-Axle-Popper-Fork/dp/B01N5SP368
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