i have reomved the front rim 3 or 4 times before..but now i cant get the axle to come out..it has moved maybe 1/2 inch but nothing after that.. i have the brakes off and the fender off and am trying to use a center punch to get it to go..but nothing...any help would be greatly appreciated..

 

First off, get rid of the center punch and use a block of wood or rubber mallet.
Soak it in penetrating oil and let it sit for an hour.
I take it you did not use any anti-seize last time?

 

Use a wooden dowel the diameter of the axle - and hit the wooden dowel with something like a dead-blow hammer or a 3 pound hand sledge. There is no way you used Permatex anti-seize compound the last time you re-installed the axle. If you had, you could have pulled the axle out with your fingers.

http://www.permatex.com/products/aut...ubricant_a.htm

 

Using a centerpunch (really poor choice of tools) can displace metal on the shaft, causing the end of the shaft to swell, increasing its' diameter to a point where it is larger than the bore in which it fits.

 

if your front end is like mine (2009) you could dismantle it all... remove the forks, then remove the fork legs , leaving only the wheel + axle + spacers... then you could assess the situation better.

cheers

 

I GOT IT...the axle had a hole in it on the thread side and i used the center punch...(luckly it didnt screw anything up)... i just had to beat the fuzz out of it.. i guess the old saying is right "when all else fails use a bigger hammer". the reason i took it down is to paint the lowers which turned out SAWEEEET...thanks to jrk's write up.. SO THANKS JOE!!! (if you read this).. what i used to put it together (last time)was Lucas brand assembly oil ... anyway i wont use it again sooo thanks to all ill have pics of the painted lowers and all the other winter mods i did now that im with them

FXDX-FLY-BY

 

lucas assembly oil is for the motor components not the hardware of the axels bud

 

that stuff is great

 

I use silicone grease, it is water proof and does not make a terrible mess like the anti-seize will if you get it on your fingers, which is pretty much inevitable when sliding in axles etc. What does get on components is easily wiped off and does not show compared to the silver anti-seize that is hard to clean off.

 

My go-to anti-seize is Tef-Gel.

http://www.tefgel.com/index.html#