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Re: Success!

To: "Timothy R. Stiffy" <tstiffy@pulsenet.com>
Subject: Re: Success!
From: Ian Spencer <ian@sunbeamalpine.org>
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 21:25:07 -0400
That's exactly the way it's done... Good Job! You see, it's not so bad
when you have the right tools! - Ian

"Timothy R. Stiffy" wrote:
> 
> Success! I got my rear hubs off! I borrowed a gear puller from work made by
> PosiLock. It has a rating of 20 tons. The puller uses three arms that are
> locked into place by a triangular casting. The finger tips fit nicely around
> the rear flange of the hub then you tighten an attached t-handle to lock onto
> the flange without spreading apart. I tightened the center shaft with a
> breaker bar and a pipe as tight as it would go. Then one wack on the end and
> BANG. The sound took at least 5 years off my life! The other hub came off
> without even banging on the shaft. Thanks to everyone that gave me advise and
> sympathy during my ordeal. I've located two rear drums from a later car so I
> won't need to use those spacers for my wheels. Again, thanks to everyone that
> helped me out there solving that one. Well, back to the garage to replace
> those rear bearing and seal.
> 
> Tim Stiffy

-- 
Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org>
'61 Series II Alpine B9104704 LRX
'61 Harrington Alpine B9104782 OD HRO
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9115930 OD LRX
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9116754 OD LRX
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9117497 OD LRX
'64 Series IV Automatic B9401426 BW LRX
'67 Series V Alpine B395016967 LRX

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