How do you remove a tapered washer?
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How do you remove a tapered washer?
I have an 86 4runner and I am trying to replace/check the front wheel bearing. It is a 4wd and I am stuck at the tapered washers that hold on the part that switches it from 2wd to 4wd. HOW DO YOU REMOVE THIS THING?
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back the nut back to the edge of the threads and get a punch or a big nail. put your punch on the center of the bolt and hit it a few times, easy. then take the nut off, and get a pair of pliers and twist the cone washer out, if it does not want to come out put nut back and hit it a few more times. the nut being on keeps the nut from expanding. when you go to put the cone washers back on coat them with anti-seize.
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I give the stud a firm rap with a brass drift. I have the best luck with working my way around the hub - don't just sit and wail on one of them. If you're having real trouble, sometimes a few whacks on the side of the hub will help, but that's kinda a last resort - you don't want to damage the hub!
Once you get one to pop loose, the rest come pretty easy.
Once you get one to pop loose, the rest come pretty easy.
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back the nut back to the edge of the threads and get a punch or a big nail. put your punch on the center of the bolt and hit it a few times, easy. then take the nut off, and get a pair of pliers and twist the cone washer out, if it does not want to come out put nut back and hit it a few more times. the nut being on keeps the nut from expanding. when you go to put the cone washers back on coat them with anti-seize.
I give the stud a firm rap with a brass drift. I have the best luck with working my way around the hub - don't just sit and wail on one of them. If you're having real trouble, sometimes a few whacks on the side of the hub will help, but that's kinda a last resort - you don't want to damage the hub!
Once you get one to pop loose, the rest come pretty easy.
Once you get one to pop loose, the rest come pretty easy.
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There is a much easier way than hammering on the studs... I made a tool from a 3/32" punch (a 1/8 punch should work too) file the tip of it so the edge looks like a chisel. Spray a bit of penetrating oil in the gap of the cone washer and let sit for a few minutes. Then take your modified punch and put the end in the gap of the cone washer. Give it a couple of taps with a hammer and the cone washer will pop out from the expansion by the punch.
I tried hammering the studs before and I could not get the cone washers to come off. The modified punch works so well that I can get the washers off with 1 or 2 smart taps with a hammer. Try it, you'll like it!
I tried hammering the studs before and I could not get the cone washers to come off. The modified punch works so well that I can get the washers off with 1 or 2 smart taps with a hammer. Try it, you'll like it!
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I use the hub tapping method some, but I get a small screw driver, put it into the crack in the cone washer, then wack it with a hammer until it sinks enough to touch the hub itself. If that hasn't loosened it enough, I move on to a bigger screwdriver.
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