Since I am on hold with the frame, I thought I would start working on a different part of the truck. So we'll switch gears and work on something I'm really good at, which is taking things apart so I can forget how to put them back together. And today's victim is... The rear axle. My goal is to get this completely disassembled so that I can clean and paint all the parts and get it ready to go back under the truck when it is time. And we're going to start by getting this on the work bench and start disassembling the drum brakes and work our way to the inside of the axle. Man, it is disgusting in here. There's a layer of rust and grease or something just all over the place. Clean finger. Pretty finger. I bet that means that the seals are busted. Any oil that was in the diff might have made it into the brakes area? I don't know. We'll see. We're going to take this apart and we'll figure it out and we'll fix this. So we're going to start disassembling the drum brakes and we're going to start disassembling the drum brakes. And we're going to start disassembling the drum brakes and we're going to start disassembling the drum brakes. And we're going to start disassembling the drum brakes and we're going to start disassembling the drum brakes. So I think it's time to move to the differential. I think the way to get the axles out is a C clip on the inside since I've seen nothing on the outside. So we're going to drain the oil out of the diff. We're going to take that apart. We're going to pull the axles out and then we're going to come back here and continue to disassemble the flange and all those parts. So we're going to start disassembling the drum brakes. So we're going to start disassembling the drum brakes. So it looks like I was mistaken on that one. The in-board end of the drive shaft is not clipped in or anything. So I'm going to pull the axles out of the front and then we're going to pull the axles out of the front. The day that's enough progress for today, I'll be back tomorrow to work on it a little bit more. And we're back in the shop for a couple hours tonight and my goal is to get the bearings and seals out of the ends of the axles so that I can get new ones on order so we can put them in when I put them together. It's been about 24 hours since that last bit of epic fail and a little bit of research. From what the internet says, I need to make a fixture to be able to hold the hub of the wheel and press on the shaft. So I made this little guy. I had some angle iron from another project so I turned part of it into some box tubing and then have a flange on the bottom that bolts to all four bolts of the hub. And then this sits in the cradle of the press and the shaft sticks out here and you press down and the internet says it should pop out. And with the axles pushed out of the bearings, I think this is a good point to end the video. If you're watching this video for any instructional purposes, a tip on pushing the axles out with the press. Before you put them in the press, before you put them in the fixture is a good idea to spray that bushing with penetrating oil and let it sit overnight. And after that, hitting it with a dead blow and a cold chisel or some kind of blunt object on a couple sides helps break that bushing loose so it'll press out. The first time I put that in and tried to press it out with all the force of the press, it wouldn't go. So I had to pull it apart, put the penetrating oil, hit it with a hammer and then when I pressed it again, it was able to come back out. And I want to give thanks to the internet and psychedolipedia for those tips. Thank you to all the guys who have done this before me and put their knowledge on the internet for future narrations to use. And now I'm passing it on to the next couple of people who want to do this. With that said, I want to say thank you for watching. I hope you enjoyed the video. If you would like to help support the channel, there's a paragraph in the description that you can read to learn about how to do that. I post progress pictures throughout the week on Instagram and Facebook. You can find me at Nabel Ravel. I hope you go out and do something fun, do something enjoyable and I will see you in the next one. Bye.