Removing Rear Stub Axle To Free Ceased Bearing.

[kyepan 291]

Hi there,

 

 

Quick question, I've had some brake issues and removed the drum to find this.

 

 

So i can't get the inner race off.

 

I've tried, cold chisel behind to open out.

I'm going to try heat with a blow torch tomorrow, when i go and buy one.

Angle grinding it off with a small disc is also an option.. except i don't have a grinder.

 

 

But if that fails, and i need to take it somewhere, how do you remove the stub axle from the rear arm?

It was a bit dark when i was out there this evening.

 

Cheers

J

[rallysteve 22]

copper faced hammer and knock the stub axle out of the arm (towards the centre of the car) once it starts to move it should come out quite easily

 

Steve

[Anthony 1,002]

It knocks out, going towards the underside of the car if the beam is on the car (if that makes sense)

 

You can knock them out with a lump hammer easily enough, but I would strongly suggest putting a sacrificial hub nut on the end of the stub axle so that you don't accidentally damage the thread. You will need a replacement, as normally requires hitting hard enough to get it moving that the nut will be damaged.

[kyepan 291]

thanks guys.

 

would one of these work to pull the bearing down the shaft?

 

Edited July 11, 2012 by kyepan

[welshpug 1,655]

bit overkill really, and usually there isn't any gap at all to get a puller in behind the race.

 

 

is the bearing actually the problem though?

 

 

A few minutes (seconds even) with Mr Hammer (and no pounds spent at your new favourite shop...) will get that race off.

Edited July 11, 2012 by welshpug

[rallysteve 22]

bearing will no doubt come off without any problems if you just knock the shaft out.

 

Steve

[Tom Fenton 1,540]

Big ally drift and belt the stub axle out, job done.

[kyepan 291]

Sorry to sound thick. Does knocking the stub axle out cause the bearing to be driven off the shaft, that seems to be the message I am getting..Or does he shaft need to come off so the bearing can be taken

[toodumbtosmile 1]

Stub axle is driven through and off bearing.

[kyepan 291]

WINNING i will get my persuader out later on!!

[Batfink 201]

As Ant said.... Sacrifice the hub nut to protect the thread and stub axle end and then some good hefty whacks with a hammer to drift it out. The stub axle is only attached through a splined hole in the trailing arm.

[kyepan 291]

Ive just initiated one hub nut.. Do I need to undo the big hex bolt at the back first?

[welshpug 1,655]

its not a bolt, that's just to help locate the stub axle in the splines.

 

 

oh and its "Seized" btw,..

Edited July 13, 2012 by welshpug

[Batfink 201]

god-damn! just hit it with a big hammer!

 

(please remember to have the car well supported)

[kyepan 291]

As in the bearing is ceased on the stub axle? Or the stub axle ceased in the arm.

 

[welshpug 1,655]

nooo, Seized! ceased as in ceased to be, function etc.

 

seized = stuck...

 

 

 

HIT IT!

[kyepan 291]

Homanyms are a dyslexic's worst enemy. So i can install without removing the back bit.

[Tom Fenton 1,540]

Install without removing the back bit?? Huh??

 

You really seem to be making this difficult. Hammer the stub axle away from you as you are looking at it. It will move back through the trailing arm. It is not retained by anything other than the interference fit in the trailing arm. Yes you will have to bloddy well give it a pisser, no amount of tapping with toffee hammers will suffice. When you have hit it far enough the inner race of the bearing will pop off into your hand. Then you can set off hammering from the other side to re fit the stub axle. When you fit a new bearing make sure you torque the nut to spec to ensure the stub axle is fully seated in the trailing arm. There is nothing else to it.

[kyepan 291]

ok, so thanks for the help.

 

took three sacrificial hub nuts to get the arm out, it was smashing the threads off them.

 

then used the puller for the last bit

 

some pitting on the inner race

 

Hopefully my better half wont find out I used her pedicure pad to flat off the high spots on the stub axle.. Ill buy her a pack of 400 grit wet and dry if she does, its basically the same thing...

 

Much better.

J

Edited July 15, 2012 by kyepan