axle bearings

[compose2]

i tried to replace my axle bearings on my shee today. i removed the two axle nuts and the rear brake caliper, but i can't get the sprocket hub off. i tried using pb blaster and i tried using a propane torch to heat it, but it will not get off the spline. i also beat the hell out of it with a hammer. won't come off for anything. please help!!

[pimp559]

i tried to replace my axle bearings on my shee today. i removed the two axle nuts and the rear brake caliper, but i can't get the sprocket hub off. i tried using pb blaster and i tried using a propane torch to heat it, but it will not get off the spline. i also beat the hell out of it with a hammer. won't come off for anything. please help!!

345655[/snapback]

All I can say is get a big ass rubber mallet and bang on it while turn it every so often to equally apply pressure to get it off.

[MILO]

you'll probably have to beat the snot out of the axle to get it out of the carrier anyway, maybe that will help break the sprocket loose.

[grounded]

i had to destroy my axle ................only a thor hammer , soaking it in oil for a day and 2 hours of pounding either end of the axle, then it startd to walk, but fought me all the way out

[cudaz101]

I have not done this YET so I may be missing something. BUT is there any way to get a puller on it??? Or a slide hammer?? I must be missing something. My Clymer manual is at home so I dont have an IPB to look at.

 

 

Brad

[frocashmoney24]

just making sure your not trying to spin it off, making sure you take if off just like a hub? i say, flip the banshee on its side, then you have a straight up and down hit at it, unlike trying to hit it from the side, you can put better pressure on it.

[compose2]

i took the whole axle/carrier off and took it to work with me today. stood it up on a set of horses and hit it with a 30lb. piece of steel. it didn't move a bit. that was after soaking it in pb blaster for 2 hours. im gonna try heating it with an acetylene torch and then whack it with the piece of steel. if that doesn't work, then i'll have to cut it off with a die grinder and buy a new sprocket hub

Edited March 29, 2005 by compose2

[racer]

i wouldnt cut it off persay. it would be advisable to cut grooves into the base of the hub to relieve stress. then heat it. after that it maybe be loose enough you push, or hammer right off. the advantage to this is the lack of a chance to grind into your axle. thats how i had to remove one of the axle nuts during my last rebuild.