I shudder every time I see or hear of someone using the large gear puller
on the hubs. Truly large tension is put on the puller and then mighty blows
are struck and the hub comes off. The problem with is that the only place
that reacts the force of the hammer blows is through the axle bearing
itself. This microscopically damages the bearings and the races, leading to
failure somewhere down the road. Some had commented that it was too hard to
make a puller that removes the hub without beating on it, but when you have
to replace the bearings in some out of the way place down the road, well
maybe it would not have been so difficult.
My 0.02$ and worth every penney of it.
mayf
At 10:18 AM 1/21/00 +0100, Bert Clewits wrote:
>Hi Alpiners,
>
>Last wednesday we were able to remove the rear axle hub of the Alpine.
>
>It wasn't an easy job, first we tried a normal puller with tree arms
>
>this one jumped off, another bigger one with two arms didn't work either
then we
>
>borrowed one from a friend who made a good addition on it: an extra
adjustable clamp to keep
>
>both arms together which tend to jump off when you fasten the puller.
>
>That one worked, when we torqued it up pretty heavy and hit the centre
with a heavy
>
>hammer.
>
>We didn't use the chain trick, as I was wondering it might harm the axle
or bearing as
>
>there's no contra force on the axle then is there ?
>
>Could that harm anything ?
>
>Thanks for all the tips and hints
>
>Bert Clewits
>
>The Netherlands
>
>
>
>
>
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