[AJD] wheel removal completed

[astroguy at nas.com]

AHHH, yes, the secret "half moon"  words.  How did i miss that??

The end of the cone with the pinion gear was broken out, about a 1.25"
piece.  It fits perfectly and re-attached with JB weld.  I dont think there
should be any real great forces on this part, so with a little care and
shaving off a few 1/1000's clearance, the parts should work fine.

Kreig




Original Message:
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From: Hank Wessel hbw at sgi.net
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:57:55 -0400
To: antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: Re: [AJD] wheel removal completed


We've had excellent success with a tool fabricated from a heavy wall
pipe just as Bruce Mayer described:

"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."

As Bruce points out, the trick to success is to CUT A HALF MOON PIECE
OFF THE INNER END OF THE PIPE SO THAT THE PROTURDING LIP ON
THE INNER END BEARS ONLY ON THE WEDGE THAT THE JACK SCREWS
TIGHTEN AGAINST (ie, the wedge NOT containing the racking bolt).

I've also found it a good idea to soak things well with the penetraing
formula of
your choice (I like Kroil) followed by a half-dozen good
wacks with a big hammer and tightening of the jack screw.  Repeat a couple
of
time each day for as long as it takes.  Don't get in a hurry.  It may take a
couple of weeks, but they will come loose.

Here's a link to a picture of the tool I fabricated for the "50",  Fits the
520
and 530 as well.  You'll need a larger version for the 60 or 70 series.

Link:   http://public.fotki.com/HBW/john_deere/wheel_removal_tool.html


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On 8/30/2005 at 8:13 PM kreig wrote:

>Well, finally after a week of heating banging, pulling, and more, finally 
>got the wheel off the 50.
>
>Tried the pipe over the axle trick with an end plate again.  After heating 
>the wheel I hit the pipe which hit the cones, all to no avail but did
>manage to break one of the cones.
>
>I wont use the pipe over the axle technique again, ended up crushing the 
>pipe end (the end next to the cones).
>
>I am quite sure that banging on the cone ends with 
>the racking bolt frozen was the cause of the broken cone. 




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