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Re: [oletrucks] Removing the axle pins and other sundry

To: "Carlos F. Madero" <amigos@esn.net>, oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Removing the axle pins and other sundry
From: jvanho01@tir.com
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 22:10:59 -0500
If at all possible you should take it to your friendly FLAPS and have them
press them out for you.  I would call ahead and make sure that they can do
it and the places around here prefer it if you bring in the whole truck and
not just the axle.

At 07:40 PM 3/7/99 Sunday -0800, Carlos F. Madero wrote:
>Greetings,
>Are there any alternative ways to drive the pins out of the front axle?.  I 
>am using a brass drift (0.75" diam) and a heavy hammer ( 3 lb?)as suggested 
>in the manual.  My right arm is very sore, the brass drift is mushrooming on 
>both ends and if the pin hardly moved.  (Yes, I removed the cross-pins). My 
>"Plan B" was to remove the whole axle (at that point it only involved 
>removing the 8 nuts that hold it to the springs), but those nuts must have 
>been there a long time, using a cheater bar I was able to turn it one of 
>them a little bit, but I am afraid I am twisting the bolt. 
>
>Thank you.
>
>Carlos Madero
>
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