So I found a guy who has some extras he will sell me. And I have the shaft out. But I can't figure out how to take the rest of it out of the drum. Is there something I'm missing or is there a special way to get it out? Thanks.

 

Gotta press it out. theres some youtube vids if i recall about removing axle and the pressing and such.

 

Yeah you can't do the "shade tree mechanic" method...because it involves holding the drum and slamming the axle into a block of wood on the ground as hard as you can...

But you're minus an axle.

There's a local radiator and offroad shop in my town that pressed all my old bearings off and new bearings on my transfer case shafts for free...

Call a machine shop or local garage and ask if they'll press it off, and the new one on. Worst case is costs you $50 or something.

 

You HAVE to press it off and believe me, it is a major PITA without the right tools. I used a 20 ton press and had to finagle a few 1" solid steel blocks to press against to get the drum back plate off. My suggestion to you? Take this opportunity to do a rear disc brake conversion! That's exactly what I did

 

Funny! That job was my excuse to get a 20 ton hydraulic press. I just had to put on new bearings and seals and put it back together. The worst part for me was that the manuals I had at the time wouldn't say how to do it, just "take it to the shop" kind of stuff. No way!