> Randall wrote:
> "...Socket and a breaker bar, possibly with added 'cheater' over
> the handle
> of the breaker bar. Never use a torque wrench for this kind of
> work, as
> overloading them will destroy their accuracy. Don't use a ratchet
> either.
>
> You'll also need a long, strong bar to hold the puller from
> turning. ISTR
> someone wrote that they used an Oldsmobile to hold the bar from
> turning so
> they could devote both hands to the wrench...."
>
>
>
> I used a breaker bar with a 4' piece of pipe over it for more
> torque and a
> smaller bar through the U-joint hole that I secured with my F-150
> truck. I
> was able to separate both hubs. One fairly easily, but the other
> one was
> rather nerve-racking.
>
> Hugh
>
The one thing I have not seen in this discussion is that after doing
the above, you hit the bolt smartly with a BF hammer. My hubs jumped
off the axle (solid axle TR4). Learned this from my Dad. If it
doesn't work, tighten and repeat.
Allen Hess
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