[AJD] wheel removal, impossible?? (fwd)

[Richard E. Garrett]

I have been driving my "60" for a year with loose bolts. It is still
stuck. I am going to apply lots of heat. Heat has never failed me, but
it has to be a big torch and applied fast. You have to heat the hub
fast so it will expand faster than the axle.
Richard



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Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:11:32 -0400
From: "astroguy at nas.com" <astroguy at nas.com>
To: antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: [AJD] wheel removal, impossible??


Trying to remove the wheel hubs off the JD 50.

Have removed all of the bolts. Cleaned up the two bolts used for pushing
out the wedge.  Reinstalled and tightened these two bolts, and I do mean
tightened!!   Using a brass punch and hammer and beating on the two wedges
with no results.

Installed a home made wheel puller made up of 2" square thick wall tubing
and a 1.25 inch bolt used to press on the axle.  

Now all of this put together with no movement.

Went out and bought a Propane tank, propane, and a rose bud (sp?)
torch and
heated up the rim for 20 minutes. Tightened the wheel puller (max),
tightened the push bolts (max), beat on the wedges with brass driver and
heavy hammer, AND beat on the back side of the wheel with a brass hammer. 
All at about the same time.

Results . . . . . . . . .  no movement, nothing.

What to do next??    Cry???

Kreig


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