Rear Hub removal
Discussion
gmw9666 said:
yeah...........get a really long bar and 2 heavy friends lol
Hi mate...This and as i remember the rear hubs are removable so i would take it to someone with press..Press out the old one..Carefully press in the new one..I wouldn't let anyone use a socket and hammer to re-fit if it was the last option on earth!...Zigamarcus1875 said:
Well, i need to get a couple of heavy friends. Nothing i could do moved it. My twig like arms couldnt do it. Jumped on it, 4ft bar on it, nothing budged it.
Everything else loosened of fine,all ready to go except the blasted hub nut.
Marcus
when I did this on the silver wedge it was a 6ft piece of scaffold pole over the end of a very large spanner (vs a socket) and me 17st and my father in law 16stEverything else loosened of fine,all ready to go except the blasted hub nut.
Marcus
gmw9666 said:
The other was just hand tight
I take it that it was the N\S...Mine became loose after it was NOT fitted properly in the first place!...I thought i had a UJ gone as i could feel a clunk on moving off and stopping...One thing i never want to see that is Wedge related is my wheel under taking me on a motorway...An impact wrench. But a hammer on the pole while standing on it too has the same effect.
It's not ironic though - due to the handedness of the threads being the same, one side tends to tighten and the other side tends to unto (one wheel goes clockwise and the opposite anticlockwise).
This is why Alfa Romeo use left-hand threads on one side of the car.
It's not ironic though - due to the handedness of the threads being the same, one side tends to tighten and the other side tends to unto (one wheel goes clockwise and the opposite anticlockwise).
This is why Alfa Romeo use left-hand threads on one side of the car.
Hi Mark, ive wrapped the whole lot in clingfilm hopefully that'll keep it clean.
I'm not sure about the grease, it does look worse at the uj end though tbh. The bearings getting done anyway.
The noise i hear when its running isnt a rumble i'd expect from a bearing tho, its more like metal screeching against metal while under load.
How hard to replace the uj?
I'm not sure about the grease, it does look worse at the uj end though tbh. The bearings getting done anyway.
The noise i hear when its running isnt a rumble i'd expect from a bearing tho, its more like metal screeching against metal while under load.
How hard to replace the uj?
Started today replacing the rear suspension and bushes. I foresee a problem getting access to the internal nut of the trailing arm pin and the two smaller nuts holding the bush plate in place, as the exhaust and prop shaft are filling the gap. I don't want to really remove the exhaust as it's over 20yrs old, and looks a bit delicate?
Anyone with experience of this ( The Wedge Bible states a possible rear exhaust removal).
Anyone with experience of this ( The Wedge Bible states a possible rear exhaust removal).
marcus1875 said:
How hard to replace the uj?
In theory? Ten minutes. In practice can be an hour or more depending on what facilities you have and what's seized.The splines and the surface of the stub axle that passes through the wheel bearings ought to be clean and dry; what you don't want is any chance of the stub spinning in the bearing as it'll damage the shaft surface and this would be facilitated by any lubricant. Ideally the splines want to be a nice sliding fit between hub and shaft; you'll probably find a small amount of slack but what you definitely don't want to see is the tips of the splines chipped or rounding-off!
Got the hub back with the bearing fitted.
I've cleaned all rubbish of the shaft. The UJ looks fine, no leakage and all intact.
I've checked and cleaned each spline again they are fine, sharp and true.
Just to make sure...when refitting the section of the shaft that fits in the bearing ought to be clean and dry (as it now is) with no grease on it?
Cheers
Marcus
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