Hi Bob,
Yes the Axle shafts are press fit to the hub.  The force isn't great, I
believe it was only a couple hundred pounds of force to seperate.  You
could probally drive them off with a punch and a vice.  To Put together
Drive them on with a mallet.
Rick
bobchamb@southwind.net wrote:
> 
> I believe the axle shafts and the wire wheel hub are a press fit together.
> If I buy a new axle, what kind of force is needed to separate the two? Can
> this operation be carried out more than once without wearing out the hub? Am
> I wrong about the press fit?  Are they bolted?
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