i rented a wheel puller and still cant get the cone out on the axle/hub






HELP !!!

 

first, take off the chrome wheel trim thing, that will give you more access to the cone washers, then thread the nuts on each stud about 2 turns, then tap the hub by the cone washer with a hammer, work your way around the hub, they will come off eventually, and remove the snap ring on the end of the axle if you haven't done it already

 

i unscrew the nut to the end of the stud.
take a 1/8"punch and put on the end of the stud and tap with a hammer.
with needle nose pliers put the tip on the slit on the cone washer, it keeps from closing the cone washer. now twist and pull.
you may have to tap it a few times

do not beat on it.

 

i belive the crome wheel trim thing is rusted on there. what should i do

 

put anti seize on cone washers before you install them.

 

how do i get the crome wheel trim thing off

 

Take a little screw driver and tap it in to the slot on the cone washers, after a couple of taps the washer will come out on the screw driver. I would take that chrome ring off also. Tap around the base of it and it might work the rust loose that you can pull it off. Put anit seize on the chrome ring also before you reinstall.

 

i think the crome ring is rusted on good

 

That chrome thing usually comes off when i take my wheel off, just falls right out. If it's stuck on that good, ya may just have to cut it off.

 

how much does a new chrome ring cost , ill buy a new one

 

My chrome rings always rust on mine too. I use a pair or tin snips, a hammer and a sharp chisel and cut it off. It's a PITA but there's no other way to do it.

 

once you get it off, be a rebel and go 'ringless'! show off those manual locking hubs!

lee

 

I put a chisel or old 3/8 extension on the ends of the bolts and give them a good thud with the hammer. Cone washers come right off. Are you trying to rebuild the manual hubs? If not then all you need is to remove the bolt from the end of the axle and its washer. Thats what prevents the CV from going further inboard. I remove that and the six inboard bolts on the axle and badda bing the CV axle slides right out. If you are rebuilding the hubs (repacking the bearings etc) then lose those rings. They don't look all that great and like you saw they are a problem when they rust.

 

Wow, there is so much wrong in this post...

Eventually, you will mess up the studs, and then it REALLY gets interesting. USE BRASS with this method.

Yours is not assembled right. There is a circlip/snapring in there that you need to remove - the bolt/washer is just a "safety". If you just have it, there is too much play in the system.

http://personal.utulsa.edu/~nathan-b...15componen.pdf