Hi Henry,
I am lucky enough to have access to the original style hub puller,
which is a very heavily constructed device indeed - it needs to be with
the sheer force it takes to remove these hubs.
The Triumph Sports Six Club sells a reproduction of this tool, though
not as heavily constructed, I understand it is quite adequate for the
job. I think they cost around 50-60 pounds (UK). I hope this is of some
help,
Regards,
Bill.
PS
Fit replacement hubs - attempting to straighten the originals sounds
like a nightmare.
OneTimeCRX@aol.com wrote:
>
> 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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