Well I have been trying to get my LH front wheel bearings done. RH side completed no issues...replaced some warn parts but all good.
Now the LH side I started with I took off 6 bolt outer portion of manual hub, now I just remove large circlip and slide out hub...there is no clip on the stub axle...don't know why but none....
WELL MAY the DEVIL himself musta put that sucker on, try as I could, I could not slide the locking hub out of the wheel hub...NO WAY AT ALL..
So that was all yesterday...
Today, attempt again....NO CAN DO.
HEAT that lil double splined gear that goes on stub axle and engauges manual hub still no luck...MORE heat...no luck...NOW MOREMOREMORE heat no can do...
Took the grinder...cut a circular cut about 3 inches from outer edge of wheel hub right through the whole hub. Then two cuts inline with the axle to make two pieces of the outter wheel hub.
Now I managed to split the aluminum hub off the rest of the stuck hub. and the whole thing is no showing the small double splined gear.
OK it's like this...heat that gear now that I have access...LOTS OF heat....try to beat a nice split into it with the cold chisel....um nope...so out with torch and man I don't think I have ever done such delicate cutting...slowly cutting away the gear down to the stub axle and not damaging the stub axle...did that in two places 180 degrees apart and hammered and pried those two parts off the stub axle finally....will post pics later when I get em loaded to photo bucket...but trust me...it was a freakin night mare...good thing I didn't sell my other 60...Woot...
stuck on
cutting around hub
splitting hub
cutting gear off...ugh...sooooo carefully
gear cut and now prying it off splines...finally
Prying off second part....ugh
LAST BUT NOT LEAST..THOSE TWO LIL PARTS I TOOK OFF....FINALLY
Now I can go back out there....and finish removing brake rotor and then replace that hub with one from my other 60....
Now the LH side I started with I took off 6 bolt outer portion of manual hub, now I just remove large circlip and slide out hub...there is no clip on the stub axle...don't know why but none....
WELL MAY the DEVIL himself musta put that sucker on, try as I could, I could not slide the locking hub out of the wheel hub...NO WAY AT ALL..
So that was all yesterday...
Today, attempt again....NO CAN DO.
HEAT that lil double splined gear that goes on stub axle and engauges manual hub still no luck...MORE heat...no luck...NOW MOREMOREMORE heat no can do...
Took the grinder...cut a circular cut about 3 inches from outer edge of wheel hub right through the whole hub. Then two cuts inline with the axle to make two pieces of the outter wheel hub.
Now I managed to split the aluminum hub off the rest of the stuck hub. and the whole thing is no showing the small double splined gear.
OK it's like this...heat that gear now that I have access...LOTS OF heat....try to beat a nice split into it with the cold chisel....um nope...so out with torch and man I don't think I have ever done such delicate cutting...slowly cutting away the gear down to the stub axle and not damaging the stub axle...did that in two places 180 degrees apart and hammered and pried those two parts off the stub axle finally....will post pics later when I get em loaded to photo bucket...but trust me...it was a freakin night mare...good thing I didn't sell my other 60...Woot...
stuck on
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cutting around hub
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splitting hub
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cutting gear off...ugh...sooooo carefully
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gear cut and now prying it off splines...finally
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Prying off second part....ugh
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LAST BUT NOT LEAST..THOSE TWO LIL PARTS I TOOK OFF....FINALLY
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Now I can go back out there....and finish removing brake rotor and then replace that hub with one from my other 60....
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