[AJD] Late Styled G Rear Wheel Removal

[Howard Weeks]

I had a similar problem last year getting the bull gear separated 
from the axle on the final drive of a 430 JD.  Two machine shops had 
tried to get it off and both failed.  I had one of them make me a 
round slug about 4" long, hole in middle, and just smaller than the 
axle.  Drive was off the tractor and straddled across two saw horses.
In other words, the bull gear and the stub were facing upward.  The 
stub was bolted to the end of the axle to provide something to hit.

I had tried several hammers up to 16 pound sledge with no luck.  I 
fished around here and found about a 10' length of 3" plastic 
conduit.  Set that over the slug to act as a guide.  Tied other end 
to step ladder.  Climbed up and dropped half a Farmall axle down the 
tube.  One drop was all it took.  It was loose.
Red neck engineering but it worked!

Howard in Georgia

On 16 Apr 2007 at 9:55, KWReese at aol.com wrote:

> Bill:
>  
> I had difficulty removing the hub/wheel from one axle on my 1950 B some years 
> ago.  Nothing seemed to work.  
>  
> The solution was to use 3 -  3/4" threaded rods screwed into the hub and a 
> 1/2 inch thick face plate which fit over the rods and held in place with washers 
> and nuts.  Then between the face plate and the end of the axle, we placed a 
> 30-ton hydraulic jack.  That did the job. Anything smaller was not strong 
> enough to move the hub.  There was a loud crack when the hub finally let go.  We 
> would only move the hub about 1/4 in at time and then had to reset the jack and 
> tighten the bolts.  Of course, once the hub and axles are cleaned the the 
> wheel moved in and out with ease.
>  
> Sure which I could show you a photo as I find it difficult to clearly 
> describe the process in words.
>  
> I located the jack at an industrial rental business.  I suspect the typical 
> rental store would not a jack of this capacity.
>  
> Ken Reese
> 
> 
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Howard Weeks
Harlem, GA 
K5JCP