Remove AXLE ASSEMBLY STEERING

[Drew Loker]

Hello.

I have a Craftsman 54” 8400 from 2016. The axel broke to the right wheel. I have identified the part as Craftsman AXLE ASSEMBLY RH STEERING Part# 619-05178.

But I can not get it off. I am about to take a hammer to it, but light tapping has not done the trick to even budge it…so I am hesitant to hit it harder. I thought it was threaded, but it isn’t unscrewing out of the rocker arm. Any ideas?

Assuming I can get this…and a new part installed…the steering is having challenges. I had posted a question in the wrong forum. But does anybody have any tips to address the steering issue I had before the axel broke (that probably contributed to the breakdown).

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Thanks.

 

[RandyT]

From the parts diagram it appears to be a normal bolt. which should come out but appears it may take some persuasion.

 

[Drew Loker]

Thanks for the reply.

Since my last post, I have tried a few more times to pound it out but cannot get it past this point in the picture.

On the chance the grease fitting was causing it to stick, I removed it. No help. The bolt turns if I try to unscrew it, but that’s as high as it goes. I have used a bolt to make sure I am hitting the right point. The only other thing I can think of is to cut it off.

Any other ideas?

Thanks!!

 

[MTGreen]

Did you try prying up on the bolt head while you unscrew? If the threads are toast sometimes this is effective

 

[Drew Loker]

I wanted to share that heating the part did the trick. A colleague at work suggested I try using a propane torch to heat the area…and it worked!!

Hope this helps!

 

[Tinhack]

Glad you came back, I saw the image below that shows threads under the head. It must be a special bolt as it appears in your second image, there's smaller threads on the bottom end of the bolt. Any how, glad you got it fixed and offered your procedure.