Larry,
The correct way to remove the hub is to remove the original axle/hub
assembly and .......
THROW THEM AWAY!
Take some advise from someone who wrecked his car because of an axle/hub
failure. We were inspecting and magnafluxing every other weekend on my TR3.
One still broke, lost the wheel, and I got to test the roll bar.
Buy the Southwick and be done with it! The cost is a lot less than
rebuilding the car!
Jeff Snook
http://www.snooksdreamcars.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Young" <cartravel@pobox.com>
To: <Catpusher@aol.com>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: TR3 from Hell - hub failure
> And what is the correct way to remove the hub? I've heard a lot about
> axles breaking, but not much about hubs. That's why I took four of them
> apart and had them magnafluxed. They were all tough. I soaked them
> several days with penetrating oil, but had to use a lot of pressure and
> some heat to get them off. They magnafluxed ok afterwards. There have
> been a total of about eleven days on the track since then. I believe
> I'll be inspecting them frequently from now on.
> Larry
>
> Catpusher@aol.com wrote:
>
> > You have learned how the TR3A\B\4 rear hubs normally fail.
> > The cause is usually a big thump or two into another object(s)
> > or using the wrong method to remove the hub from the half shaft.
> > Age and rust do not help.
> >
> > Visual inspection starting in the grease bleed hole and going around
> > the hub
> > where the inner surface of the brake drum sits will give a several
> > race notice
> > of failure running full E Production BHP and racing slicks. Use good
> > light.
> >
> > I polish the radius with cratex, and radius the hole.
> >
> > I also lap the hub to the half shaft, and use selective hub nuts to
> > obtain the upper limit
> > on hub torque, which should be rechecked frequently.
> >
> > Hardy
> > --------------------------------------------
> > From: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>
> >
> >> Subject: Re: TR3 from Hell - hub failure
> >>
> >> I pulled the left axle this morning and found the hub flange
> >> disconnected from the main part of the hub. Luckily, the break is
> >> tappered, so the wheel didn't come off. I had the hubs and axles
> >> magnafluxed in February. At the time, I wondered how much security
> >> magnafluxing provides. Maybe they crack on one lap and break on the
> >> next.
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