[AJD] wheel removal, impossible??

[Jim Showers]

This also worked with my 530 and I ran it for over 6 months with the bolts 
loose, I finally gave it a hard shot with a sledge hammer against the end of 
the axle and it popped loose.  This is not a show tractor, which I use at 
least once a week.
Jim Showers


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lonnie Coon" <lcoon at st-tel.net>
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Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: [AJD] wheel removal, impossible??


> Try hitting the end of the axle with a BFH while you have pressure on the 
> wedge with the pusher bolts.
> Lonnie
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> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 6:11 PM
> 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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