rear axle shaft and hub

[fnmag58]

Can anyone give me advice on how to disassemble the hub from the axle shaft? I've removed the nut, added penetrating oil, and tried a large puller. No luck. Is there something I'm forgetting to do or are they that tight?

 

 

 

Thanks for the advice--Sal

[xflow7]

Do you know which axle that era of car uses (Morris Ital or Ford)? I have scans of a few pages about the axle from the service manual for the Ital. I'm happy to email them to you if they'll be of use.

 

 

 

Let me know

 

 

 

Davexflow72006-09-25 19:02:09

[fnmag58]

Hi Dave,

 

It took me a few days to take a look at the axle and determine that it is the ITAL. I would really appreciate anything that you have. Thanks for offering to e-mail whatever you have. E-mail to: fnmag58@aol.com I did order a manual but it's out of stock and not due in for another 4-6 weeks.

 

 

 

BR,

 

Sal

[xflow7]

Sal,

 

 

 

YHM. Hope it's helpful.

 

 

 

Dave

[fnmag58]

Dave,

 

got 'em--thank you. Pages 2 & 3 give me everything I need to tear it down. I'm going about it the right way but I guess that a combination of very tight hardware, old age, and rust are keeping it from coming apart. So it's sitting there upright with soaking penetrating oil and under a little bit of pressure from the hub puller. Now I wait and see what happens.

 

 

 

BR,

 

Sal

[xflow7]

Hey Sal,

 

 

 

Did you ever manage to get your hubs apart?

[fnmag58]

Dave,

 

No luck so far--and I've tried everything. My next step is to find someone with a torch to try and heat the hub to get it to expand. I have a small MAP gas system but I guess it's not quite hot enough. I plan on replacing all the seals, bearing, etc so I'm not to worried about the heat. The reason I'm taking them apart is to have the backing plates cleaned and powder coated. The axle housing will be done Monday and I can reinstall the third member. With the axles, I can seal it up to prevent anything from getting inside. Looks like a clean rag and some tape for now for each end. I'll let you know how it progresses. Thanks again for the pictures from the service manual--it helped me a lot when I went to order the bearings, seals, etc.

 

 

 

Sal