> I was planning on renewing the lower A-arm bushings today, but I didn't
>get as far as getting the hubs off. The grease retaining cups immediately
>inside the front hubs of my 1968 MGB are stuck. I have tried amazing amounts
>of leverage against nuts that I threaded onto the bolt that protrudes from the
>cup to no avail.
> Anyone have this problem? Short of attaching a stinger missile to the
>bolt and letting to loose, I can't see how to remove them. Maybe a couple of
>draft horses, one pulling on each hub at the same time? :)
>
Every MG owner should have a slide hammer. Useful for grease cup and
pulling rear axles. You can get 'em from the cheapie Chinese tool
outfits like Harbor Freight or JC Whitney. I got mine for $11 from
Big Lots. A little ingenuity is required to cobble up an adaptor to
whatever it is that you want to pull, but in many cases it's the only
way. The last time I used mine it was to remove the front cam bearing
shell pressed into an XPAG block.
A. B. Bonds
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