Removing The Stub Axel...

[rich_w 0]

Picture of said axel:

 

 

I can't find anything in the joke book about removing it but is it a simple case of poping in a 12mm jobbie in the back undoing it and maybe with a knock with a hammer it will fall out?

 

Just worried about making a balls up of it as everything isnt going to plan

 

I take gease seal plate thingy is attached to the axel?

Edited April 30, 2006 by pugtorque

[Wurzel 16]

There was a thread about this not so long back. Basically you can either knock it out with a hammer or preferably press it out. Ensure to protect the threads with an old hub nut though.

 

They are pressed in when manufactured

Edited April 29, 2006 by Wurzel

[rich_w 0]

Is that "large washer" part of the axel itself?

[888rmb 6]

What you have left in that photo is the inner race of the bearing and the seal/spacer.

If you are trying to remove the stub axle, then you need to get the trailing arm securely fixed in a vice. Then as Graham says put an old hub nut on the end to protect the threads. Then hit the stub axle firmly on the end. Few heavy strokes are better than a lot of light strokes. I normally use a copper mallet to smack the end. The stub axle should start to come out, and the inner race should then come off the stub axle. The last piece is the seal/ spacer, which should also come off. It is not attached to the stub axle.

[rich_w 0]

So the seal/space should just pull off. Great! Should mean I dont need to remove the stub axel. Thanks all.

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

So the seal/space should just pull off. Great! Should mean I dont need to remove the stub axel. Thanks all.

The inner bearing race will come off but they are a tight fit, you need a bearing puller or similar to get them off usually.

 

Graham.