Dick and the Alpine Clan,
True, the hubs do not have to be removed, and in a pinch I have done it
this way before. The real problem is that there are gaskets between the
plates that are bolted to the axle case.
Without removing the hub, it is not possible to replace the axle oil
seal, nor the
two inside gaskets.
Failure to replace them could result in oil leakage into the brake drum.
I promised myself the last time I hosed a repair on the Alpine, that I
would never get cheap and sleazy again.
Gaskets and the additional time can seem expensive, but having to do it
twice costs
quite a bit more.
As far as the really locked hubs go, try to heat the hub "not the
axle".
This will of course will ruin the axle oil seal.
Since the hot hub will expand, it may very well loosen its grip from the
axle shaft.
This worked for me on one occasion where I contemplated going to a
machine shop to get the hub pressed off.
Jarrid Gross
>Jarrid,
>
>I thought I misread this post the first time. I'm having trouble
>understanding why the hubs would be removed from the axles as part of
>accessing and repairing the differential unit. The axle and hub come
out
>much more quickly and easily as an assembly.
>
>Even when using exactly the right tool, pulling hubs can be an absolute
bear.
> Stories abound of Sunbeam owners using up to 20-ton presses to pop the
hubs
>loose - and sometimes even then without success!!!
>
>Did I overlook something in your post?
>
>Dick Sanders
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