Thank you all for your suggestions. Peter's suggestion worked well. The stub
axle appears to be OK with solid threads. Now I need to replace all of the
small bits, grease the new bearings and put it back together. This could have
been a whole lot worse - I dodged a bullet, so to speak.
Price Lindsay
630-841-6300 Cell
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On Aug 9, 2011, at 12:28 PM, Peter Schauss <rpschauss@gmail.com> wrote:
> I used a small block of wood, something hard like oak. It should be
> long enough so that when
> rested against the end of the stub axel it stick out beyond the end of
> the hub but short enough so
> that you can start the knock-off on the threads of the hub. Tighten
> the knock-off and the hub should
> come loose.
>
> HTH,
> Peter Schauss
> 1963 BJ7
> 1980 MGB
>
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 12:29 PM, R. Price Lindsay <rplindsay@comcast.net>
wrote:
>> Over the weekend the front left bearings went out (lots of noise metal
>> shavings). I have removed the castle nut and rotor bolts but cannot get
the
>> hub off. It wiggles but won't pull off. The book says to use a hub
extractor.
>> Is this necessary or can I use a lever of some kind?
>>
>> Price Lindsay
>> 67 BJ8
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