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Re: Hub Removal Tool

To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>,
Subject: Re: Hub Removal Tool
From: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 14:38:45 -0400
I always thought that you could make one by welding a ~3" long
piece of ~3" diameter pipe to the center of a stock
steel wheel, and welding a big nut at the end of the pipe.
Finally, put a bolt in the nut to do the actual pressing.


Doug Braun
'72 Spit

At 12:25 PM 7/5/01 , Joe Curry wrote:
>I have a friend here locally who is trying to replace the wheel bearings on 
>the rear of his Spit.  He can't figure out how to get the hubs off.  I
>have indicated to him that there is a special tool for removing them, but he 
>can't locate anyone who has it locally.  
>
>Can someone tell me:
>
>1. Where I can buy one of these?
>
>2. Is there somewhere I can find a pattern to manufacture this tool?

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