I am including a message from a friend of mine about removing the rear hubs
from a spitfire 1500. We're overhauling the rear end drivetrain/suspension,
among many other things. We've got the driveshaft/brake plate/hub assembly
out of the car, and now need to remove the hubs without damaging anything.
Has anybody successfully done this? The old old hubs are warped and crack the
brake drums. TIA!
Henry Chea
89 CR-X
79 Spit
In a message dated 1/5/99 11:13:27 PM, Neville wrote:
>I finally got through to the Roadster Factory and discovered that they have
some
>of the adaptors for the basic press tool, but they do not have the tool
itself.
>I will go to the car parts store to see what they have.
>The guy on the phone at TRF said that the hub tools were scarce and few
repair
>shops would have them. I observed that my hub flanges were pretty beat up and
he
>said that this is a consequence of using hydraulic presses instead of the
proper
>tool. He added that even TRF doesn't have the tool.
>I put a straight edge on the flanges. The driver's side is badly deformed on
one
>side and cannot be re-used as is. The passenger side isn't too bad but would
still
>probably deform the drum (at $60 a pop, it's not a good idea to bung up the
drums).
>So, my question to the Spitfire bulletin board is: what ideas are there for
pulling
>the hub apart, and any ideas on how kosher it would be to try to beat the
flange
>back into shape (my own feelings on this are just to scrap the parts, but I'd
be
>interested in any other experiences here).
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