Robert,
I went through this myself during my restoration, but I can't for the life of
me
remember how I got them off, or even if I had any difficulty. I know when I did
the
reassembly it was a piece of cake, the hub's just slipped right back onto the
axle
assembly, and I simply used the axel nut to help seat it. I think I must of
used a
regular axel puller, and a dead-blow hammer to get it off. I'm sorry I can't be
of more
help, but I did my 'disassembly' about two years ago, and just reassembled it a
few
months ago.
Frank or one of the other sprigeteers has got to have a good method for this.
Regards,
Bryan
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>Hello fellow listers,
>
>I'm looking for some techniques to remove my rear hub on my bugeye. I broke
>two studs (next to one another) and am trying to replace them. It seems the
>best way to do this is to pull the hub so I can have complete access to the
>studs. Unfortunately after removing the axle, the nut and spacer/lock tab
>(fully exposing the outer bearing) I cannot seem to pull the hub/bearing off
>the axle housing. I'm working under the guise that these should simply pull
>off the housing (with a little help from a gear puller). Are there any
>tricks out there that may allow me to 'safely' pull out the hub/bearing?
>
>Also, and not to get ahead of myself, I'm assuming the repacked and
>re-greased bearing and hub can 'easily' be pressed back into place with a
>little help from a flat surface (like a board) and a mallet? Any advice in
>reinstalling the hub/bearing?
>
>Thanks.
>
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