Cary:
Adding to what others have said - I reassembled mine using
anti-seize. The next time they should come apart easily.
I think the parts are cold welding together (with enough
pressure, the metal will bond to itself as if it had been welded.
Stainless steel is notorious for this.)
A little anti-seize should keep it from happening again.
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Robert M. Lang
Sent: March 06, 2006 5:07 AM
To: Sally or Dick Taylor
Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Inner axle shafts
On Sat, 4 Mar 2006, Sally or Dick Taylor wrote:
> Cary---I know of no one who has separated these hubs and shafts
without
> a press. The bigger, the better! Unless you have access to at least a
> ten ton press, I'd advise taking them to an automotive machine shop to
> have this done, and ask if they have done this type of work before.
(The
> cost is nominal) You can later replace the seals and bearings, if you
> wish.
<snip>
The issue here is (like the outer axle stubs) that the flange is mated
to
the axle stub via a "taper joint" with a keyway. Over time the two parts
really bond together and it can be a real pain to get apart. Be ware
that
once you get 'em apart (this is less frequent with the inner axle seal,
BTW), there's a chance that the parts are toast due to cracking, spun
bearings, etc. - so you might want to line up potential spare parts
sources...
<snip>
> Dick
regards,
rml
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