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Mattzzzzzz

New Member

• Mar 31, 2013

• #1

Hi all, first post and I have a problem,I have lurked for years and usually found the answer on here by searching but not this time!

anyway I have the wheel,hub nut,brake caliper on zip tie etc etc and the splines for the driveshaft are loose in the hub after using a hub puller but it won't come off,the reason for removing it is I over tightened a stud on the hub and snapped it:brick:
So is there anything holding it in?
If I carry on with the hub puller I'm not going to bork a driveshaft am I as it is moving on me winding the hub puller

All in situ BTW

Many thanks for your responses......

Cheers Matt

 

Dinks

Active Member

• Mar 31, 2013

• #2

If the puller is is moving it you should be ok to carry on I've just done both front driveshafts and they came off no problem

 

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Mattzzzzzz

New Member

• Mar 31, 2013

• #3

Hi,

No the puller isnt moving its pushed the driveshaft out through the back so I am assuming its just the bearings that is holding the hub on now
After speaking to someone who knows a bit it may be a case of having to have the bearings extracted and then repressed into the new hub?
If This may be the case it will have to be a garage job
He also told me that I could have just replaced the stud :mad2:

 

teddywood1

Well-Known Member

• Apr 1, 2013

• #4

have you taken the bolts out of the leg and undone the bottom ball joint ?

 

john t

Active Member

• Apr 1, 2013

• #5

welcome ,
as teddywood 1 s comments , the hub must be free to move, or you will knacker the ird/gb bearing
if you are pressing the drive shaft out of the hub as i imagineand it is free to move , the fact that you snapped the shaft you may have a burr where it snapped off, might just need a little tapp

 

teddywood1

Well-Known Member

• Apr 1, 2013

• #6

it might be a april fool

 

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Mattzzzzzz

New Member

• Apr 1, 2013

• #7

No April fool, it's going into the garage tomorrow to get fixed so I can then sell it after 8 trouble free (ish) years

Here's my baby

 

freelance

Well-Known Member

• Apr 1, 2013

• #8

put it all back together and knock the broken stud out with a hammer and punch, pull the new one in using a wheel nut and washers.

 

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Mattzzzzzz

New Member

• Apr 3, 2013

• #9

Cant do that as the housing behind the hub obscures the nuts,usually there is one area where you can punch them out- not on this one!!

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Apr 3, 2013

• #10

Mattzzzzzz said:

Hi,

No the puller isnt moving its pushed the driveshaft out through the back so I am assuming its just the bearings that is holding the hub on now
After speaking to someone who knows a bit it may be a case of having to have the bearings extracted and then repressed into the new hub?
If This may be the case it will have to be a garage job
He also told me that I could have just replaced the stud :mad2:

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it will just push the shaft hrough if thats what your pressing against , normally id remove whole assembly and push hub through the wheel bearings