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Re: [T3] Rear axle hub


On Thu, 2005-03-24 at 17:20, Iturzaeta , Joseph wrote:
> Any suggestions on how to get these off. I was attempting to do my disc
> brake conversion but I could not for the life of me get the hubs off. I
> had to rent a hub puller that started to bend. Does the hub itself need
> to be heated up or something? I am a little frustrated with this because
> now I have a disc brake kit I can't use.
> 
Is your car drivable if you put the drums back on it?? A trick I have
used over the years, is to remove the axle nut, soak the splines with a
good penetrating oil and put the axle nut back on finger tight with a
cotter pin in the holes.
Now, take the car out and drive it. And I mean drive it. corner hard,
accelerate hard, brake hard. Let the car do the work of loosening the
frozen splines.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'71 FB AT
'66 FB MT
'64 T34 (not running)
'65 T1 (not running)
'05 KIA Sorento SUV
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org

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