In a message dated 8/22/01 4:37:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, wittsend@jps.net
writes:
> Finding an un-disassembled axle/hub might not solve your dilema. If you are
> looking for a hub that has not been pulled from the axle it is going to
come
> with the bearing, brake backer plate, and the outer seal and housing. It is
> necessary to pull the hub to remove/replace these items. Depending on the
> effort it took to remove the whole assembly from the rearend it might well
> have thrashed the bearing getting it out.
> I'm sure you will hear many ways to remove the hub. I have a 20 ton press
> that was usless.
There is a tool designed for this job - a hub puller. Most good shops should
have it. Makes the job a no fuss no muss affair.
Rob
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