[AJD] Late Styled G Rear Wheel Removal
Ronald L. Cook
rlcook at pionet.net
Mon Apr 16 07:53:10 PDT 2007
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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