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

[Bruce Mahr]

Richard: Have you loosened the inside three bolts, also?

Bruce Mahr

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard E Garrett" <rgarrett at evansville.net>
To: <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 8:39 PM
Subject: [AJD] wheel removal, impossible?? (fwd)


>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
>
>
>
> ---------- Forward message ----------
> 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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