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> rnagel@dspt.com wrote:
> >
> > One last job to do this year... Replace the rear hub axle bearings. I
> > have been told that a special tool is required to remove the hub from the
> > rear axle. I broke one jaw puller trying to get the hub off. I have since
> > been told trying to remove the hub in this manner is a NO NO. Has anyone
> > tried or had success with using a press with a bearing puller for a press (
> > wrong name I know). I would use the bearing puller to provide even support
> > under the hub. Would this work?? Any advice would be helpful!!
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Regards Rick
> > 80 Spitfire
> Rick,
> I am going to answer your question only if you provide the following
> information for my Spitfire Database:
> Year (80 you provided) Model (1500, obviously), Color, Commission #
> (VIN), Owner (Rick Nagel, of course), Location>
>
> With that said, Haynes manual for Spitfires says."Due to the
> exceptionally tight fit of the rear hub on the shaft, removal can
> normally be carried out if the correct tool (S4221A) is available, or a
> hydraulic press used with suitable supporting adapters. Failing the
> availability of these tools, the hub/shaft will have to be taken to a
> dealer for removal of the hub."
>
> That is what I have always done. Life is too short to fool around with
> frustrations like that to save a few bucks.
>
> Please respond with the above info.
>
> Joe Curry '63 Spit
>
For that matter, you might have already bent that hub flange with that gear
puller (whatever) you were using. I watched the guy who did mine put them
on a 25 ton press and he still had to use a torch. Before he had even
started that the hub flanges were bent. He managed to straighten them out
on a lathe. Go to a preofessional!
Mike
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