[AJD] wheel removal, impossible?? THANKS

Almost-Running Deere deereman1000 at hotmail.com
Tue Aug 30 11:00:22 PDT 2005


In the June 2004 edition of Green Magazine Dan Brotzman gives a detailed 
descritption of breaking loose wheels if anyone is interested.

Dana
SE PA

>From: "Jim Showers" <steamcar at hereintown.net>
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>Subject: Re: [AJD] wheel removal, impossible??  THANKS
>Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:19:22 -0400
>
>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
>
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "kreig" <astroguy at nas.com>
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>>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.
>>
>>Heat did not work, lots of heat.
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>>Giant wheel puller, no success.
>>
>>Lots of  "penetrating" fluid, no success.
>>
>>Pounding on the wedges, no success.
>>
>>What happens to wheel beearings, seals, gears etc when pounding on the end 
>>of the axle?
>>
>>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
>>>
>>>I will try the pipe idea, sounds great.
>>>
>>>Kreig
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Original Message:
>>>-----------------
>>>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??
>>>
>>>
>>>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
>>>
>>>----- 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??
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>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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