[AJD] Late Styled G Rear Wheel Removal

[Frank Gremaux]

Wax paper? 

-----Original Message-----
From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
Ronald L. Cook
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 8:53 AM
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Subject: Re: [AJD] Late Styled G Rear Wheel Removal

And be sure to use the waxed paper on reassembly.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

D. Schuyler wrote:
> Bill
> I just went through the same thing, clamps inside with not much room, 
> I ended up fabbing a holder for a 1" shaft that would let me get a 
> GOOD swing with a 16 lb sledge.
> this was after I used heat, and tried the driving hard braking stuff. 
> I am thinking with the hyd jack and the tractors you are just not 
> getting the sharp hard blow that is needed to break the rust line on those
clamps.
> I can remember my dad and uncles doing the same thing when going from 
> Bean to Beet rows every couple years and it was never a simple job 
> even when doing it every couple years.
> You will win!
> Oh yes when I put mine back together I put the clamps outside!
> Dee
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bill gray" <billgrayalt at yahoo.com>
> To: <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 9:44 PM
> Subject: [AJD] Late Styled G Rear Wheel Removal
> 
> 
>> I am trying to remove the rear wheels from a late styled G.  They are 
>> currently mounted with the Hub/Clamp on the inside.  The right wheel 
>> is set out far enough that I was able to get the jack bolts in the 
>> threaded holes in the clamp and remove it with little effort.  The 
>> left wheel however is mounted too close to the axel housing to get 
>> the jack bolts in the threaded holes.  So far I have tried impacting 
>> the hub from the outside through the holes provided in  the wheels, 
>> then I tried to press the clamp off from the outside using a 12 Ton 
>> hydraulic jack between the front end loader on a 4000 JD and a steel 
>> plate with 3/4" rods attached against the clamp using another tractor 
>> to react the other side with no luck then I tried heating the clamp 
>> with the same load applied.  I have also soaked it with PB Blaster almost
daily for a week before I started.
>>
>>  Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>> Bill Gray
>> Tifton 44 Bermuda Hay Operations
>> In Use John Deere 4000 and  430W
>> Rework in Progress John Deere 430T, Styled G
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