Re: Axel Shaft Pulling Exercises...

[Sam Letzring <slet@ftp.lle.rochester.edu>]

I've recently replaced all four wheel bearings on my 864KCSQ and never had
problems getting the splined axle shaft out of the hub. Now, pulling the hub
out of the bearings is another matter. I have a 10 ten press and I have made
the various sized things needed to do the job and have never had the inner
bearing race stick to the hub shaft ( did happen on my 85 JETTA- though). I
don't think you should have any problems pusing the splined shaft out of the
hub. I know that Bentley says to use a lot of locking compound on the
splines, but in my case there was very little left after 9 years and 150K.

Sam


At 12:49 PM 6/18/96 -0400, you wrote:
>> Loosen the axle shaft bolt with tires on the ground, it's a bit easier.
>>
>OK, Bentley mentions that too-
>
>> To press out the axle shaft from the hub, I use a 6in gear puller that
>> I picked up at sears a while back.
>>
>Another fellow member also used a 6 inch puller with success, this is good to
>know!  Now, I heard a na$ty rumour that the wheel bearings may need replacing
>if one pulls the driveshaft out of it.  Will I need to do this?  The wheel
>bearings are only a year old, and at a hundred bucks a shot--
>
>Thanks Dave!
>
>-- 
>-Mike
>mikes@specnet.com
>mks107@psuvm.psu.edu
>87 5000CS TQ - Metropolitan Washington, D.C. (but not for long...)
>84 5000S - Boulder, Colorado
>90 80 - Bethesda, Maryland
>(hunting for the elusive Lago Blue '91 200Q)
>
>
Samuel A. Letzring
Senior Scientist
Laboratory for Laser Energetics
University of Rochester
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