lower knuckle cap...
04-19-2011, 05:27 PM
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
lower knuckle cap...
for some god awful reason my lower knuckle caps are being a HUGE pain...i finally got them out but it just broke the outter cage off the bearing and the inner is still STUCK on the pin...any 1 els have probs with this? any suggestions on how to get it off without fubaring the pin?? i tried a propane tourch and smacking it with a hammer but yeah right..
04-20-2011, 02:06 PM
#5
Registered User
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 177
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Just cut mostly through it and it should weaken it enough to get it off. Also if you do mess it up a bit just put some jb weld on it and smooth it out.
Last edited by sokoji; 04-20-2011 at 02:08 PM.
04-20-2011, 02:09 PM
#6
Yes, a cut off wheel of some sort should do the trick. If you can get a light cut across the race, try hitting the groove with a cold chisel and hammer to shatter it (wear goggles).
Likely someone put in new bearings and did not check the fit of the bearing on the center pin. I always check and if the bearing will not slide easily over the pin, grab some emery cloth and clean up the pin until it will slide into the bearing. This would be the last thing you want to have happen if you have to tear an axle apart on the trail.
Likely someone put in new bearings and did not check the fit of the bearing on the center pin. I always check and if the bearing will not slide easily over the pin, grab some emery cloth and clean up the pin until it will slide into the bearing. This would be the last thing you want to have happen if you have to tear an axle apart on the trail.
04-20-2011, 02:12 PM
#7
Registered User
Thread Starter
Yes, a cut off wheel of some sort should do the trick. If you can get a light cut across the race, try hitting the groove with a cold chisel and hammer to shatter it (wear goggles).
Likely someone put in new bearings and did not check the fit of the bearing on the center pin. I always check and if the bearing will not slide easily over the pin, grab some emery cloth and clean up the pin until it will slide into the bearing. This would be the last thing you want to have happen if you have to tear an axle apart on the trail.
Likely someone put in new bearings and did not check the fit of the bearing on the center pin. I always check and if the bearing will not slide easily over the pin, grab some emery cloth and clean up the pin until it will slide into the bearing. This would be the last thing you want to have happen if you have to tear an axle apart on the trail.
Trending Topics
04-21-2011, 03:48 PM
#10
Registered User
Thread Starter
yeah thats a no good..i cut it as far as i could without getting into the cap "i even got into it a lil bit" smacked it with a chizel about a million times heated it with a torch hit it some more...bolted it to my bumper bracket "yeah it fits lol" welded the knuckle race to it backwards so i can get some chanel locks on it and it moves....barely in a circle about 1/2 inch...smacked it a million more times...used a claw hammer to pry...friggin nothing is working
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
kawazx636
The Classifieds GraveYard
34
10-06-2021 03:03 PM
live4soccer7
84-85 Trucks & 4Runners
3
05-11-2016 06:52 PM
JookUpVandetti
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners
10
09-30-2015 08:58 AM
Scotttekoch
General Electrical & Lighting Related Topics
5
09-28-2015 10:30 PM
