Re: Rear axle help (54-55)

Posted by kevinpackard On 2024/4/7 0:14:15
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Redhexagon wrote:
Grease the end of the puller where it contacts the axle and grease the threads of the puller with extreme pressure moly grease. It will reduce friction so you get more force on the hub. It also helps prevent galling damage to the parts. I also leave the nut on the axle to help protect the threads and to hold the hub on once it lets go.

Force of the puller alone is often not enough to free the hub. It takes both force and impact to free it.

1. Tighten the puller as much as you are comofrtable.
2. Hit the end of the puller hard straight-on with a sledge hammer several times.
3. The puller probably loosened some. Retighten it.
4. Hit it with the hammer again.
5. Retighten again.
6. Repeat until the hub breaks free like a gunshot.

No heat, no penetrating oil. Works every time.


I thought hitting the end of the puller was a no-no? Doesn't that damage the thrust block when you hit the axle like that?

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