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Mail From: chris (Chris Russell)


After I took out the 4 nuts holding on the bearing retainer on the
driver side, I spent about 1/2 hour trying to get the axle to come
out, but no luck. I tried the 'reversed brake drum slide hammer"
trick and also tried a chain connected between the axle and large
sledge hammer to hank it out. Neither made it budge a millimeter. I
didn't bother with the passenger side.

At this point I've decided to throw in the towel and take it to the
pros.... unless somebody has some other "sure fire" idea on how to
get the axle to come out.

Chris

At 02:15 PM 1/22/2008, Chris Russell wrote:

>I need to replace the rear wheel bearings on my ford 8"
>rear-end. Any advice for me ? Anyway I can do this
>(reliably/correctly!) without taking the axels/bearings to a machine shop ?
>
>I would just like to get it done as quickly as possible --
>preferably on the weekend when I might have trouble finding a
>machine shop open.
>
>Chris

--
Chris Russell
chris at zk.com

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Mail From: mkupec (Michael J. Kupec)

If you've never had the axles out of a early Mustang, it can be a real bear
to remove them. Usually you end up having to rent a puller to pull the
bearings/axle out from the ridge of rust that has formed around the opening
that's keeping them in. That and the fact that after nearly 40 years of the
bearings setting in the axle tubes, they have effectively rust welded
themselves in place. Puller resembles a large dent puller with a end that
mates up to two to three of the studs on the axle flange. You use the wheel
studs to mount the puller in place and then start slinging the weight
outward to eventually pop the axle out.

Another trick is to get a chain and run it through the hole of the spare
tire, then attach the chain to a couple of wheel studs using the lug nuts
(links have to be big enough to fit the studs through). With tire standing
upright, you use the force of pulling the tire away from the axle housing to
pull the axle/bearing assy free. I've found this the simplest way to pull
axles at a salvage yard. Just need to bring along a chain and not a whole
heavy puller assy.

Michael J. Kupec
mkupec at blueovalcorral.com
blueovalcorral.com

Bravery is arriving home late after a boys' night out,
being confronted by your wife with a broom, and having the guts to ask:

Are you still cleaning, or are you flying somewhere?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: classic-mustangs-bounces at lists.twistedpair.ca
> [mailto:classic-mustangs-bounces at lists.twistedpair.ca] On
> Behalf Of Chris Russell
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 9:53 PM
> To: Michael J. Kupec
> Subject: Re: [CM] 1968 mustang rear wheel bearings
>
>
> After I took out the 4 nuts holding on the bearing retainer
> on the driver side, I spent about 1/2 hour trying to get the
> axle to come out, but no luck. I tried the 'reversed brake
> drum slide hammer"
> trick and also tried a chain connected between the axle and
> large sledge hammer to hank it out. Neither made it budge a
> millimeter. I didn't bother with the passenger side.
>
> At this point I've decided to throw in the towel and take it
> to the pros.... unless somebody has some other "sure fire"
> idea on how to get the axle to come out.
>
> Chris
>
> At 02:15 PM 1/22/2008, Chris Russell wrote:
>
> >I need to replace the rear wheel bearings on my ford 8"
> >rear-end. Any advice for me ? Anyway I can do this
> >(reliably/correctly!) without taking the axels/bearings to a
> machine shop ?
> >
> >I would just like to get it done as quickly as possible --
> preferably
> >on the weekend when I might have trouble finding a machine shop open.
> >
> >Chris
>
> --
> Chris Russell
> chris at zk.com
>
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Mail From: pcrussell50 (pcrussell50

Uh...remove the c-clips? J/k...

That's what you would do with an 8.8. Got no idea how yours works.

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Russell <chris at zk.com>
Sent: January 27, 2008 7:52 PM
To: fordnatics at lists.mustangworks.com; classic-mustangs at lists.twistedpair.ca
Subject: [Fordnatics] Re: 1968 mustang rear wheel bearings


After I took out the 4 nuts holding on the bearing retainer on the
driver side, I spent about 1/2 hour trying to get the axle to come
out, but no luck. I tried the 'reversed brake drum slide hammer"
trick and also tried a chain connected between the axle and large
sledge hammer to hank it out. Neither made it budge a millimeter. I
didn't bother with the passenger side.

At this point I've decided to throw in the towel and take it to the
pros.... unless somebody has some other "sure fire" idea on how to
get the axle to come out.

Chris

At 02:15 PM 1/22/2008, Chris Russell wrote:

>I need to replace the rear wheel bearings on my ford 8"
>rear-end. Any advice for me ? Anyway I can do this
>(reliably/correctly!) without taking the axels/bearings to a machine shop ?
>
>I would just like to get it done as quickly as possible --
>preferably on the weekend when I might have trouble finding a
>machine shop open.
>
>Chris

--
Chris Russell
chris at zk.com

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