Hello, I have a '87 Cherokee and I'm installing axle seals in front. I have everything appart but cannot pull carriage out. I tried prying it from the back with a hammer "handle" but didnt even budge. I read on annother forum about a housing spreader? What's holding this in there so tight?

 

you got both axle shafts out of pass side its two pc if it original

 

Yea, everything is out of the way and actually looks good. Everything came appart nice till I got to this stage. I looked up a breakdown pic of the axle to make sure. should fall right out. bearings spin freely as well as spider gears and ring and pinion. just wont pull out.

 

its gotta come out pretty freaking straight but they do just slide right out if there off just a little one way or the other they bind

 

I won't get a chance to work on it till this weekend, I have gotten a few suggestions from wrenchers on what they have done when they come across a sticky one. From simply changing weight on housing by use of a floor jack to using a housing speader to sacrificing wheel bearings with slide hammer. To me, the races just seem like they are seated really tight.

 

UPDATE!, Found me a 2' prybar and carriage came right out without much effort. Had a little trouble finding the oil seal for passenger-side of axle but found it at NAPA. This was a difficult seal to put in. First attempt was a fail. but got it the second time around. THANKS to everyone that sent advice my way.