Mark,
Briefly.... the axle IS held on by that screw...and the 4
wheel studs and nuts. Not to worry. But the axle does just pull out,
and that's OK.
Removal of the bearing, if you're so inclined, can be
accomplished by buying/renting a wheel puller and fabricating a way
to use it...... OR. installing the brake drum on inside out and
smacking it smartly with a large hammer, preferably rubber, whilst
rotating it. Once you've gotten the retaining nut off and the tab
washer. (and the left side is LH threads)
Peter C
==
At 07:37 AM 8/23/2007, Mark A. O'Neil wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Earlier this week I wrote asking about a rear wheel wobble on my '79
>spridget. Turns out it was not the rim,
WHAT WAS IT?
>SNIP
>The long of it is I have to seal it back up - the mechanic says I
>should minimally replace the gasket and o-ring. He suggested that
>while I was in there that it wouldn't hurt to check out the bearings
>and replace them. Anything else I should look for ?
>
>I have looked at the instructions and have a couple questions:
>
>Is this thing really held in by those three little screws (now two in
>my case!) and once those screws are removed should the axle shaft
>simply pull out - probably with a bit of persuasion? What am I
>missing here if anything? There is a whole paragraph devoted to
>removal in the guide - not much more.
>
>If persuasion is required how best to do that - keeping in mind the
>farm boy in me says get a bigger hammer!
>
>Thanks,
>-m
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