Nice tip. Quick ,simple ,easy. Wish all Healey disassembly was this
easy. I Reference the rear spring and front A- arm removal, both very
memorable operations. But they help make me the Healey Hero that I am
today. I persevered and won, eventually. And these some what tedious
operations tend to make the cars a bit more endearing and meaningful,
sometimes.
Thank God reassembly IS NOT an exact reversal of dissemble, in these cases.
:)
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: <Chucknsueo@aol.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 9:47 PM
Subject: Front hub removal
>A few days back a lister asked about removing a big healey front wheel
>hub.
> I just did this job tonight. After I took off the grease cup,
> castellated
> nut and washer, the hub would not come off the axle. Haynes says to use
> a 3
> legged puller on the brake disk, but the factory manual says to use a
> special
> service tool to get the hub off and not to pull on the disk. What I did
> was
> put a smaller socket inside a larger socket and slip it inside the hub
> where
> the knockoff screws on. The smaller socket (13/16" Craftsman in my case)
> was
> stuck in with the square drive end facing the hub. Then the large socket
> (1-1/8" deep impact) slid over it, sticking out of the hub about 3/4".
> All I
> did then was thread the knockoff onto the hub and drive it on with a
> hammer.
> It pushed the sockets against the axle and pulled the hub off of the
> axle.
> Worked like a charm!
>
> Chuck Ott
> Middletown, DE
> 62BT7, 67BJ8, 69AN9
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