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Car Forum / UK Car Forums / Car Maintenance (UK group) / November 2009How to remove Fiat 126 axle stub
I am trying to fit new rear suspension control arm on my '88 Fiat 126, part number 4 here: http://www.126bis.de/div/126-60.jpg I removed old one from the car, and now I need to transfer hub to the new one: http://www.126bis.de/div/126-48.jpg I unscrewed the axle stub nut, and tried to pull out the axle stub. It moves about 5 mm in and out, but that's all. I screwed the nut back on for a few threads, and hit it with a hammer. Not hard, but axle stub does not seem to want to go out. What do I do? Use a larger hammer, or I can damage something?  Signature___ ____ /__/ / \ ** Registrovani korisnik Linuksa #291606 ** / / \/ /\ \ ** Registered Linux user #291606 ** /__/\____/--\__\ ** http://counter.li.org/ ** > What do I do? Use a larger hammer, or I can damage something? How big was the hammer you were using? If it was a claw hammer or a small ball pein, you can hit it as hard as you like all day long and it'll never move. Use a proper lump hammer on it. One good whack should see it come out. Bigger the blob, better the job. SignatureConor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally. >> What do I do? Use a larger hammer, or I can damage something? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Bigger the blob, better the job. Bigger hammer, and a bit of copper/brass/wood to stop you buggering up the splines if you cock up. Given how long it's been there it'll probably have stuck due to a little rust. Nedavno Duncan Wood napisa: > > How big was the hammer you were using? If it was a claw hammer or a > > small ball pein, you can hit it as hard as you like all day long and [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > up the splines if you cock up. Given how long it's been there it'll > probably have stuck due to a little rust. Thank you both, I used bigger hammer, and a piece of hardwood and out it went. Signature___ ____ /__/ / \ ** Registrovani korisnik Linuksa #291606 ** / / \/ /\ \ ** Registered Linux user #291606 ** /__/\____/--\__\ ** http://counter.li.org/ ** > Nedavno Duncan Wood napisa: > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Thank you both, I used bigger hammer, and a piece of hardwood and out > it went. Asking before you break it isn't always wise, but when it pays off it's worth it & every other time. SignatureDuncan Wood Nedavno Duncan Wood napisa: > Asking before you break it isn't always wise, but when it pays off > it's worth it & every other time. Well it seems that I managed to break something. When I removed the first axle stub it come out with half of the bearing. I could see rollers within grease. I thought that it is suppose to go out like this, but second one come out without anything, just the axle stub. I already bolted back the first one and if I tighten the nut by it is OK, any more - I can not turn axle stub by hand. I'll probably have to change the bearing :-( Signature___ ____ /__/ / \ ** Registrovani korisnik Linuksa #291606 ** / / \/ /\ \ ** Registered Linux user #291606 ** /__/\____/--\__\ ** http://counter.li.org/ ** > I'll probably have to change the bearing :-( It's probably better that you change it now while it's apart rather than put it all back together and THEN decide you want to change it! SignatureChris >> I'll probably have to change the bearing :-( > > It's probably better that you change it now while it's apart rather than > put it all back together and THEN decide you want to change it! Whilst kind of true they do come apart fairly regularly when you knock the stub out & normally you can refit them without a huge problem if you can get the old race off the stub without abusing it. |
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