I used a Youtube hack without having to do anything special to make it work. I had to remove a rusted in CV axle on a Toyota. It's the Vise-Grip hack connected to a slide hammer but this time it's all in a rental kit and I just bought a new set of Vise-Grips to make sure it would grab. This rental kit from Advance has an adapter that fits the Vise-Grip so all you do is remove the tightening screw on the VG and insert the adapter and bang away once you get a good grip. I did have to grind a better groove to grab it but it worked.
It didn't work as easy as it looks but it did finally come out and in my opinion these are the tools to use if you get a rusted CV axle.
Here's pics of the set-up and numbers for the kit from Advance Auto.
Have fun Weekend Rebels, this job builds character.
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