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Stupid question # 1357 of ???

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Subject: Stupid question # 1357 of ???
From: ewcorco@erenj.com
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 14:25:53 -0500 (EST)
Cc: sdecker@bellsouth.net
"Scott Decker" <sdecker@bellsouth.net> said....

>Simple problem:  is there something that holds the 'cap' nut onto the end of
>the axle, or is it just stubborn?  I want to replace the wheel bearings on
>the GT6 and can't get the cap nut and brake drum off to get to the axle
>shaft.  >So far, no amount of elbow grease seems to be able to budge the
>thing.  Before I break out the vise grips, BFH, and 5 ft. pipe, I thought
>I'd ask if there wasn't a pin in there or a right handed thread or
>something.

It MAY NOT be the same for a GT6 but the TR6 caps have a hole in the end
into which you can thread a screw to ease removal; they are not threaded -
they pull off.

Shouldn't be too difficult to 'create' a hole, if the GT6 caps don't have one.


Ned Corcoran
1971 TR6



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