[Tigers] Rear Axle removal.

[Thomas Witt]

Steve,
 I "slide hammered" the daylights out of my hubs to no avail. By the way, 
the axles have to be "worked" out of the rear end too. The bearing that the 
axle is attached to is a press fit - both to the axle AND the housing they 
fit into.  Given my case I recommend making sure you get the axle/bearing 
out first (hub attached). Here is why. If you get the hub off what will you 
pull on to get the axle/bearing out?

 Here is what I had to do to get my hubs off (and there was no rust involved 
either).  With the axle/bearing removed and the hub attached I bolted it on 
a spare steel wheel.  I then suspended the wheel between two strong 
sawhorses.  I backed the nut off until it was even with the end of the axle. 
I placed a 3/4" steel plate over the nut to lessen the damage. I applied 
penetrating oil and heat. Then I took a 10 pound sledge hammer and swung it 
as HARD as I could with full force overhead blows. It took about ten of 
these blows before the hub FINALLY came loose.

 There are others that will tell you different ways to get the hub off. I 
don't mean to contest their experience. I can only tell you none of them 
worked for me. All the best, I hope it goes better for you than me.  By the 
way, what are you doing. If your changing the rear gears the hub doesn't 
have to come off, but you still need to get the axle/bearing out of the 
housing. And, no there is no C clip.
Tom
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