A lot... I take them to work and put them on the 10 ton hydraulic press
and it takes all of that to get either the inner or outer axles off of the
taper...
Aaron Johnson
72 TR6 CC84967
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> From: Geoffrey Wiggins <wiggins.26@osu.edu>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: TR6 Rear Hub Trauma
> Date: Sunday, April 13, 1997 5:34 PM
>
> Hey all,
>
> I decided to take a chance on rebuilding a hub on an extra that had
> been totally trashed by a spun bearing. I built a jig to pull the wheel
> flange, but I have had no luck in getting it to pull. I made the jig out
> of 1/4" hardened plate steel, and pulled it with a damper puller which I
> had affixed to the plate. I made an adaptor to screw onto the end of
> the axle stub to keep it from bending, crushing, or breaking. All the
> safety "stuff" I made worked well to keep from destroying the hub, but I
> don't think I am getting enough force to pull the flange off the shaft.
> Does anyone know how much pressure it takes to remove the flange from
> the taper?? This hub is 28 years old and has about 80,000 miles without
> a rebuild. Who can press this off? Is my approach even remotely
> reasonable? In other words, should I stop before I hurt myself??? Who
> has been down this road and lived to tell about it??
>
> Thanx a bunch!
>
> Geoff Wiggins
> '69 Triumph TR6
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