[AJD] wheel removal, impossible?? THANKS

[Jim Showers]

Nothing happened to my 530...I was using it today.  I hit the end of the 
axle about 6 years ago to break the wheel loose and there is still no seal 
leakage.  I learned of this technique through Green Magazine.
Jim Showers


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kreig" <astroguy at nas.com>
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Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [AJD] wheel removal, impossible?? THANKS


> The pipe idea failed.    Made up a pice up pipe to slide over the axle and 
> welded a 1/2" plate to pound on, no success, no movement, nothing.
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> Heat did not work, lots of heat.
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> Giant wheel puller, no success.
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> Lots of  "penetrating" fluid, no success.
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> Pounding on the wedges, no success.
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> What happens to wheel beearings, seals, gears etc when pounding on the end 
> of the axle?
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> Kreig
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <astroguy at nas.com>
> To: <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 7:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [AJD] wheel removal, impossible?? THANKS
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>> Great ideas Bruce, THANK YOU!!!
>>
>> Why didn't you tell me this BEFORE I removed the rim from the wheel and
>> spent $100 on the propane set up???    haha
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>> I will try the pipe idea, sounds great.
>>
>> Kreig
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>> Original Message:
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>> From: Bruce Mahr martian at winco.net
>> Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:15:18 -0500
>> To: antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> Subject: Re: [AJD] wheel removal, impossible??
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>> Kreig: I have the best luck with loosening the inside three bolts on the
>> inner wedge a couple of turns and then driving the tractor around and
>> individually hitting each brake pedal separately to help jar them loose.
>> You
>> can also take a heavy wall pipe that will fit over the axle and weld a
>> heavy
>> plate over the opening on the outer end and cutting a half moon piece off
>> the inner end so that when you hit the outer end, the protruding lip on 
>> the
>> inner end will hit only on the wedge you have the jack screws tightened 
>> up
>> against.
>>
>> Bruce Mahr
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "astroguynascom" <astroguy at nas.com>
>> To: <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 7:11 PM
>> Subject: [AJD] wheel removal, impossible??
>>
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>>>
>>> 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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