replacing hyfax slides

mcmullenx4 · Post by **mcmullenx4** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:07 pm

any tips on removing old hyfax slides? I put a screw in the end and put a pair of vicegrips on the end and heated the old slides with a heat gun, and then beat on the vicegrips with a BFH (big freaking hammer) after about an hour, I only moved the one slide about 12". any tips would be gratly appreciated, thanks

sporty440 · Post by **sporty440** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:51 pm

I dont think youve melted them. i have had my best luck by using a rubber hammer and a small block of wood, place the wood against the leading edge and tap toward rear of suspension. they will come.

harleysportster · Post by **harleysportster** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:01 am

If you have a slide hammer/dent puller, simply screw it in the end of the slide(pre drill a pilot hole first) and hammer it out.

yzboy99 · Post by **yzboy99** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:06 pm

This may sound dumb, but did you loosen off your track? Any little bit of friction will make it a bugger to get them off. Also, when the track is loose, it is easier to get a hammer and a blunt punch into there to pound them out. Later...

yzboy99 · Post by **yzboy99** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:07 pm

Oh yeah, also try spraying a little penetrating fluid along the skid so it can run into the sliders. This may help....

mcmullenx4 · Post by **mcmullenx4** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:09 am

I loosened the track but its just being a pain in the but. the old ones were so bad that they actualy wore through the hyfax to the metal and wore a spot through the metal and that is where the left is catching. the penitrating oil helped some. thanks guys, I appreciate all the help from this forum. Jeremy

mcmullenx4 · Post by **mcmullenx4** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:52 am

well after 4 hours of beating and banging and a 6 pack later, I had removed what was left of the old ones and instaled the new. thanks for all the advice guys, now all we need is some snow. Jeremy