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| Author: | chance_favours [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Hub removal issues |
Hi, just wondering if anyone has some tip/tricks on removing the front left hub from a '74 clubman with front drum brakes. The drivers side came out easily with no effort, but the passenger side won't budge. It turns ok, just won't slide out. Any ideas.... 
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| Author: | BALLISTIC [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:18 pm ] |
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 Use a Bigger FH 
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| Author: | michaelb [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:54 pm ] |
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I think Ballistic means " A really BIG FAT Hammer" |
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| Author: | 850man [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:24 pm ] |
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if you are trying to remove the hub then you need to break the ball joints with a proper ball joint remover, not a BFH. If you are trying to remove the drive flange out of the hub after you have removed the CV nut you can put the wheel back on loosely with 2 nuts and use it as a slide hammer, this should pull the drive flange out. |
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| Author: | tinymorris1969 [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:05 pm ] |
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or just use a big hammer.... just put the nut of the threads loosely then hit. |
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| Author: | gafmo [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:08 pm ] |
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Where is it catching? after the nuts are cracked & the joints as you have done on the other side you some times find one of the bottom joints stick with the nut and just spin. I place a Hydro jack (well any jack, Just be safe) under the bottom arm to hold the joint firm and the nut comes off. Also if you cant get the hub off fromt he bottom you can wangle the jack so it pshies up the hub with the top arm (can't rememeber where I use) put will enable you to swing the hub fromthe bottom arm |
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| Author: | NAV [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:09 pm ] |
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tinymorris1969 wrote: or just use a big hammer.... just put the nut of the threads loosely then hit.
Yeah don't do that. It'll stuff the thread if you give it enough force. Follow the advice others have given so far |
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| Author: | MiniPete [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:11 pm ] |
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I agree. You can belt the bejesus out of it with a hammer and it won't crack but a light tap using a ball joint separator/fork and apart they come... Worth their weight in gold! |
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| Author: | tinymorris1969 [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:14 pm ] |
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NAV wrote: tinymorris1969 wrote: or just use a big hammer.... just put the nut of the threads loosely then hit. Yeah don't do that. It'll stuff the thread if you give it enough force. Follow the advice others have given so far sorry should of explained that better... and some common sense would tell u not to hit the thread... the nuts on the threads are to prevent u from hitting the threads if u miss. |
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| Author: | Mick [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:15 pm ] |
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especially as they are soooo dirt cheap these days. Grease the arse out of the thread if you get a one with a bolt in it...the threads are pretty brittle if left ungreased.. |
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| Author: | simon k [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:41 pm ] |
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tinymorris1969 wrote: NAV wrote: tinymorris1969 wrote: or just use a big hammer.... just put the nut of the threads loosely then hit. Yeah don't do that. It'll stuff the thread if you give it enough force. Follow the advice others have given so far sorry should of explained that better... and some common sense would tell u not to hit the thread... the nuts on the threads are to prevent u from hitting the threads if u miss. it'll stuff the thread anyway - very bad practice, only do that if you're going to throw the ball joints away.... use a ball joint splitter FFS |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:42 pm ] |
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You can remove balljoints on most cars by pushing on the threaded end with a puller, but hitting them there with a BFH (with a nut on or not) is very bad practice and won't work if they are tight. Go buy a proper scissor balljoint puller, they are not dear and good ones last a lifetime. 
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| Author: | Mick [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:47 pm ] |
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drmini in aust wrote: You can remove balljoints on most cars by pushing on the threaded end with a puller, but hitting them there with a BFH (with a nut on or not) is very bad practice and won't work if they are tight. Go buy a proper scissor balljoint puller, they are not dear and good ones last a lifetime.
Shitty ones last nearly long enough to get it off, but not always 
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:55 pm ] |
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Mick wrote: drmini in aust wrote: You can remove balljoints on most cars by pushing on the threaded end with a puller, but hitting them there with a BFH (with a nut on or not) is very bad practice and won't work if they are tight. Go buy a proper scissor balljoint puller, they are not dear and good ones last a lifetime. Shitty ones last nearly long enough to get it off, but not always Take it back, that's what supercrap etc warranty is for. If that breaks too, just repeat the process.
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| Author: | Leighton [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:55 pm ] |
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if your talking about removing the drive flange from the hub you could use a hydralic press if you have access to one... |
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