Re: Pulling axles from a Dana 44
 

Hey Bill,

Thanks for the manual excerpt.

Interesting warning against reusing the retaining plate nuts. I had no
idea. Would my XJ D44 have the same 'prevailing torque' nuts as the TJ?
Is replacing the nuts enough, or should the bolts come off too?

Steve

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> Hi Steve,
> I just let the machine shop that I'm buying the bearing from cut it
> of with their Oxy-Acetylene, seeing they have the hundred ton press too.
> The torch bothers some, they drill a hole in the ring and split it with
> a chisel: http://www.----------.com/R44axle.pdf
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------

Re: Pulling axles from a Dana 44
 

Hey Bill,

Thanks for the manual excerpt.

Interesting warning against reusing the retaining plate nuts. I had no
idea. Would my XJ D44 have the same 'prevailing torque' nuts as the TJ?
Is replacing the nuts enough, or should the bolts come off too?

Steve

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> Hi Steve,
> I just let the machine shop that I'm buying the bearing from cut it
> of with their Oxy-Acetylene, seeing they have the hundred ton press too.
> The torch bothers some, they drill a hole in the ring and split it with
> a chisel: http://www.----------.com/R44axle.pdf
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------

Re: Pulling axles from a Dana 44
 

Hey Bill,

Thanks for the manual excerpt.

Interesting warning against reusing the retaining plate nuts. I had no
idea. Would my XJ D44 have the same 'prevailing torque' nuts as the TJ?
Is replacing the nuts enough, or should the bolts come off too?

Steve

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> Hi Steve,
> I just let the machine shop that I'm buying the bearing from cut it
> of with their Oxy-Acetylene, seeing they have the hundred ton press too.
> The torch bothers some, they drill a hole in the ring and split it with
> a chisel: http://www.----------.com/R44axle.pdf
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------

Re: Pulling axles from a Dana 44
 

I wouldn't worry about it, maybe add lock washers if it bothers
you.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Steve wrote:
>
> Hey Bill,
>
> Thanks for the manual excerpt.
>
> Interesting warning against reusing the retaining plate nuts. I had no
> idea. Would my XJ D44 have the same 'prevailing torque' nuts as the TJ?
> Is replacing the nuts enough, or should the bolts come off too?
>
> Steve
>
> L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> > Hi Steve,
> > I just let the machine shop that I'm buying the bearing from cut it
> > of with their Oxy-Acetylene, seeing they have the hundred ton press too.
> > The torch bothers some, they drill a hole in the ring and split it with
> > a chisel: http://www.----------.com/R44axle.pdf
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:--------------------

Re: Pulling axles from a Dana 44
 

I wouldn't worry about it, maybe add lock washers if it bothers
you.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Steve wrote:
>
> Hey Bill,
>
> Thanks for the manual excerpt.
>
> Interesting warning against reusing the retaining plate nuts. I had no
> idea. Would my XJ D44 have the same 'prevailing torque' nuts as the TJ?
> Is replacing the nuts enough, or should the bolts come off too?
>
> Steve
>
> L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> > Hi Steve,
> > I just let the machine shop that I'm buying the bearing from cut it
> > of with their Oxy-Acetylene, seeing they have the hundred ton press too.
> > The torch bothers some, they drill a hole in the ring and split it with
> > a chisel: http://www.----------.com/R44axle.pdf
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:--------------------

Re: Pulling axles from a Dana 44
 

I wouldn't worry about it, maybe add lock washers if it bothers
you.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Steve wrote:
>
> Hey Bill,
>
> Thanks for the manual excerpt.
>
> Interesting warning against reusing the retaining plate nuts. I had no
> idea. Would my XJ D44 have the same 'prevailing torque' nuts as the TJ?
> Is replacing the nuts enough, or should the bolts come off too?
>
> Steve
>
> L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> > Hi Steve,
> > I just let the machine shop that I'm buying the bearing from cut it
> > of with their Oxy-Acetylene, seeing they have the hundred ton press too.
> > The torch bothers some, they drill a hole in the ring and split it with
> > a chisel: http://www.----------.com/R44axle.pdf
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:--------------------

Re: Pulling axles from a Dana 44
 

> > Interesting warning against reusing the retaining plate nuts.


I've never seen them back out.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: Pulling axles from a Dana 44
 

> > Interesting warning against reusing the retaining plate nuts.


I've never seen them back out.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: Pulling axles from a Dana 44
 

> > Interesting warning against reusing the retaining plate nuts.


I've never seen them back out.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: Pulling axles from a Dana 44
 

The last I needed one changed I took it to a machine shop with one of
those big mutha presses. It was a slow day so when I commented on his
'jig' for pressing axle bearing off. It was a long hunk of 8 inch
thickwall well casing sitting on top of a ten inch slab of wood -
looked like a slice off a tree trunk. Thing were slow, so he
demonstrated the reason for the rig. He set up an old axle and we
retreated to to other room with the remote for the press and he
proceded to press the bearing off. That huge press was really
hunkered down when it finally gave and I couldn't believe the way that
axle came out of there! Talk about loose cannons - it bounced all
over the room and took a few good sized chunks of concrete on the way.
I was more than happy to let him heat it a bit after that - he didn't
cut it completely, just got it good and hot so that it expanded enough
to pretty much just push off. Like I said, that was an impressive
demo.

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 04:57:23 UTC L.W.(ßill) ------ III
<----------@cox.net> wrote:

> Hi Steve,
> I just let the machine shop that I'm buying the bearing from cut it
> of with their Oxy-Acetylene, seeing they have the hundred ton press too.
> The torch bothers some, they drill a hole in the ring and split it with
> a chisel: http://www.----------.com/R44axle.pdf
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Steve wrote:
> >
> > Thanks to all for the advice. I fastened the ends of a chain to the
> > flange and yanked real hard with a bar. Saved the beer for myself.
> >
> > Any tips on non-destructively removing the bearings from the axles?
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > Paul Calman wrote:
> > > I chain it to one of my friends, and tell him that there's a beer for you,
> > > over thataway.
> > >


--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>