removing spindle...dana 30 on an 85 cj7
04-05-2004, 03:18 PM
#31
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Re: removing spindle...dana 30 on an 85 cj7
I hope you didn't change the temper of the metal. If you heat it alot, then
cool it too slowly, the metal gets soft, if it cools too fast then the metal
gets brittle.
"serg" <sfon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:934d0785.0404051117.6eebcd41@posting.google.c om...
> success! last night i just *had* to get at least one of them off so i
> took a big hammer and a piece of wood and beat the sh*t out of the
> driver's side spindle. it finally came off!
> this morning i got to work on the passenger side one. no amount of
> liquid wrench and beating would get it off. then i remembered the
> "hot wrench". i took a propane torch and heated up the area behind
> the spindle for a while. i didn't want to heat the spindle itself,
> else it would make it MUCH harder (if not impossible) to remove.
> after heating and beating it for a little while longer, it finally
> gave!
> thanks to all for the ideas-u guys rock! and so does the hot wrench...
> :)
>
>
>
> "serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:<RV5cc.18562$YY4.404@newssvr27.news.prodigy.c om>...
> > ok guys-in my quest to rebuild the front axle, i have run across
> > impossible-to-remove spindles. i have a dana 30 front. i've removed
> > everything off of it- hubs, brakes, backing plate, pressed-in spindle
> > bolts. all i should be able to do is remove the spindle off the knuckle
and
> > then remove the axle shafts. thing is, the spindles do no want to come
off
> > the knuckles. any tips? the are rusty all around so i'm assuming they
are
> > rusted to the knuckle. i don't know how bad though. thanks to all for
any
> > tips!
cool it too slowly, the metal gets soft, if it cools too fast then the metal
gets brittle.
"serg" <sfon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:934d0785.0404051117.6eebcd41@posting.google.c om...
> success! last night i just *had* to get at least one of them off so i
> took a big hammer and a piece of wood and beat the sh*t out of the
> driver's side spindle. it finally came off!
> this morning i got to work on the passenger side one. no amount of
> liquid wrench and beating would get it off. then i remembered the
> "hot wrench". i took a propane torch and heated up the area behind
> the spindle for a while. i didn't want to heat the spindle itself,
> else it would make it MUCH harder (if not impossible) to remove.
> after heating and beating it for a little while longer, it finally
> gave!
> thanks to all for the ideas-u guys rock! and so does the hot wrench...
> :)
>
>
>
> "serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:<RV5cc.18562$YY4.404@newssvr27.news.prodigy.c om>...
> > ok guys-in my quest to rebuild the front axle, i have run across
> > impossible-to-remove spindles. i have a dana 30 front. i've removed
> > everything off of it- hubs, brakes, backing plate, pressed-in spindle
> > bolts. all i should be able to do is remove the spindle off the knuckle
and
> > then remove the axle shafts. thing is, the spindles do no want to come
off
> > the knuckles. any tips? the are rusty all around so i'm assuming they
are
> > rusted to the knuckle. i don't know how bad though. thanks to all for
any
> > tips!
04-05-2004, 03:18 PM
#32
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Re: removing spindle...dana 30 on an 85 cj7
I hope you didn't change the temper of the metal. If you heat it alot, then
cool it too slowly, the metal gets soft, if it cools too fast then the metal
gets brittle.
"serg" <sfon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:934d0785.0404051117.6eebcd41@posting.google.c om...
> success! last night i just *had* to get at least one of them off so i
> took a big hammer and a piece of wood and beat the sh*t out of the
> driver's side spindle. it finally came off!
> this morning i got to work on the passenger side one. no amount of
> liquid wrench and beating would get it off. then i remembered the
> "hot wrench". i took a propane torch and heated up the area behind
> the spindle for a while. i didn't want to heat the spindle itself,
> else it would make it MUCH harder (if not impossible) to remove.
> after heating and beating it for a little while longer, it finally
> gave!
> thanks to all for the ideas-u guys rock! and so does the hot wrench...
> :)
>
>
>
> "serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:<RV5cc.18562$YY4.404@newssvr27.news.prodigy.c om>...
> > ok guys-in my quest to rebuild the front axle, i have run across
> > impossible-to-remove spindles. i have a dana 30 front. i've removed
> > everything off of it- hubs, brakes, backing plate, pressed-in spindle
> > bolts. all i should be able to do is remove the spindle off the knuckle
and
> > then remove the axle shafts. thing is, the spindles do no want to come
off
> > the knuckles. any tips? the are rusty all around so i'm assuming they
are
> > rusted to the knuckle. i don't know how bad though. thanks to all for
any
> > tips!
cool it too slowly, the metal gets soft, if it cools too fast then the metal
gets brittle.
"serg" <sfon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:934d0785.0404051117.6eebcd41@posting.google.c om...
> success! last night i just *had* to get at least one of them off so i
> took a big hammer and a piece of wood and beat the sh*t out of the
> driver's side spindle. it finally came off!
> this morning i got to work on the passenger side one. no amount of
> liquid wrench and beating would get it off. then i remembered the
> "hot wrench". i took a propane torch and heated up the area behind
> the spindle for a while. i didn't want to heat the spindle itself,
> else it would make it MUCH harder (if not impossible) to remove.
> after heating and beating it for a little while longer, it finally
> gave!
> thanks to all for the ideas-u guys rock! and so does the hot wrench...
> :)
>
>
>
> "serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:<RV5cc.18562$YY4.404@newssvr27.news.prodigy.c om>...
> > ok guys-in my quest to rebuild the front axle, i have run across
> > impossible-to-remove spindles. i have a dana 30 front. i've removed
> > everything off of it- hubs, brakes, backing plate, pressed-in spindle
> > bolts. all i should be able to do is remove the spindle off the knuckle
and
> > then remove the axle shafts. thing is, the spindles do no want to come
off
> > the knuckles. any tips? the are rusty all around so i'm assuming they
are
> > rusted to the knuckle. i don't know how bad though. thanks to all for
any
> > tips!
04-05-2004, 03:18 PM
#33
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Re: removing spindle...dana 30 on an 85 cj7
I hope you didn't change the temper of the metal. If you heat it alot, then
cool it too slowly, the metal gets soft, if it cools too fast then the metal
gets brittle.
"serg" <sfon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:934d0785.0404051117.6eebcd41@posting.google.c om...
> success! last night i just *had* to get at least one of them off so i
> took a big hammer and a piece of wood and beat the sh*t out of the
> driver's side spindle. it finally came off!
> this morning i got to work on the passenger side one. no amount of
> liquid wrench and beating would get it off. then i remembered the
> "hot wrench". i took a propane torch and heated up the area behind
> the spindle for a while. i didn't want to heat the spindle itself,
> else it would make it MUCH harder (if not impossible) to remove.
> after heating and beating it for a little while longer, it finally
> gave!
> thanks to all for the ideas-u guys rock! and so does the hot wrench...
> :)
>
>
>
> "serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:<RV5cc.18562$YY4.404@newssvr27.news.prodigy.c om>...
> > ok guys-in my quest to rebuild the front axle, i have run across
> > impossible-to-remove spindles. i have a dana 30 front. i've removed
> > everything off of it- hubs, brakes, backing plate, pressed-in spindle
> > bolts. all i should be able to do is remove the spindle off the knuckle
and
> > then remove the axle shafts. thing is, the spindles do no want to come
off
> > the knuckles. any tips? the are rusty all around so i'm assuming they
are
> > rusted to the knuckle. i don't know how bad though. thanks to all for
any
> > tips!
cool it too slowly, the metal gets soft, if it cools too fast then the metal
gets brittle.
"serg" <sfon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:934d0785.0404051117.6eebcd41@posting.google.c om...
> success! last night i just *had* to get at least one of them off so i
> took a big hammer and a piece of wood and beat the sh*t out of the
> driver's side spindle. it finally came off!
> this morning i got to work on the passenger side one. no amount of
> liquid wrench and beating would get it off. then i remembered the
> "hot wrench". i took a propane torch and heated up the area behind
> the spindle for a while. i didn't want to heat the spindle itself,
> else it would make it MUCH harder (if not impossible) to remove.
> after heating and beating it for a little while longer, it finally
> gave!
> thanks to all for the ideas-u guys rock! and so does the hot wrench...
> :)
>
>
>
> "serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:<RV5cc.18562$YY4.404@newssvr27.news.prodigy.c om>...
> > ok guys-in my quest to rebuild the front axle, i have run across
> > impossible-to-remove spindles. i have a dana 30 front. i've removed
> > everything off of it- hubs, brakes, backing plate, pressed-in spindle
> > bolts. all i should be able to do is remove the spindle off the knuckle
and
> > then remove the axle shafts. thing is, the spindles do no want to come
off
> > the knuckles. any tips? the are rusty all around so i'm assuming they
are
> > rusted to the knuckle. i don't know how bad though. thanks to all for
any
> > tips!
04-05-2004, 03:39 PM
#34
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Re: removing spindle...dana 30 on an 85 cj7
Ditto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> You will destroy the wheel bearings doing it that way.
>
> You have to be hammering directly on them to get the inside spindle to
> move. Not something I would recommend unless the bearings and
> races/seats are being replaced.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> You will destroy the wheel bearings doing it that way.
>
> You have to be hammering directly on them to get the inside spindle to
> move. Not something I would recommend unless the bearings and
> races/seats are being replaced.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
04-05-2004, 03:39 PM
#35
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Re: removing spindle...dana 30 on an 85 cj7
Ditto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> You will destroy the wheel bearings doing it that way.
>
> You have to be hammering directly on them to get the inside spindle to
> move. Not something I would recommend unless the bearings and
> races/seats are being replaced.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> You will destroy the wheel bearings doing it that way.
>
> You have to be hammering directly on them to get the inside spindle to
> move. Not something I would recommend unless the bearings and
> races/seats are being replaced.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
04-05-2004, 03:39 PM
#36
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Re: removing spindle...dana 30 on an 85 cj7
Ditto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> You will destroy the wheel bearings doing it that way.
>
> You have to be hammering directly on them to get the inside spindle to
> move. Not something I would recommend unless the bearings and
> races/seats are being replaced.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> You will destroy the wheel bearings doing it that way.
>
> You have to be hammering directly on them to get the inside spindle to
> move. Not something I would recommend unless the bearings and
> races/seats are being replaced.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
04-05-2004, 03:39 PM
#37
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Re: removing spindle...dana 30 on an 85 cj7
Ditto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> You will destroy the wheel bearings doing it that way.
>
> You have to be hammering directly on them to get the inside spindle to
> move. Not something I would recommend unless the bearings and
> races/seats are being replaced.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> You will destroy the wheel bearings doing it that way.
>
> You have to be hammering directly on them to get the inside spindle to
> move. Not something I would recommend unless the bearings and
> races/seats are being replaced.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
04-05-2004, 03:59 PM
#38
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Re: removing spindle...dana 30 on an 85 cj7
That is probably true as you guys say, but the CJ comes apart entirely
differently and this method can't even be used.
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4071B5D9.CA1DC9F9@***.net...
> Ditto.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > You will destroy the wheel bearings doing it that way.
> >
> > You have to be hammering directly on them to get the inside spindle to
> > move. Not something I would recommend unless the bearings and
> > races/seats are being replaced.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
differently and this method can't even be used.
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4071B5D9.CA1DC9F9@***.net...
> Ditto.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > You will destroy the wheel bearings doing it that way.
> >
> > You have to be hammering directly on them to get the inside spindle to
> > move. Not something I would recommend unless the bearings and
> > races/seats are being replaced.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
04-05-2004, 03:59 PM
#39
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Re: removing spindle...dana 30 on an 85 cj7
That is probably true as you guys say, but the CJ comes apart entirely
differently and this method can't even be used.
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4071B5D9.CA1DC9F9@***.net...
> Ditto.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > You will destroy the wheel bearings doing it that way.
> >
> > You have to be hammering directly on them to get the inside spindle to
> > move. Not something I would recommend unless the bearings and
> > races/seats are being replaced.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
differently and this method can't even be used.
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4071B5D9.CA1DC9F9@***.net...
> Ditto.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > You will destroy the wheel bearings doing it that way.
> >
> > You have to be hammering directly on them to get the inside spindle to
> > move. Not something I would recommend unless the bearings and
> > races/seats are being replaced.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
04-05-2004, 03:59 PM
#40
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Re: removing spindle...dana 30 on an 85 cj7
That is probably true as you guys say, but the CJ comes apart entirely
differently and this method can't even be used.
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4071B5D9.CA1DC9F9@***.net...
> Ditto.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > You will destroy the wheel bearings doing it that way.
> >
> > You have to be hammering directly on them to get the inside spindle to
> > move. Not something I would recommend unless the bearings and
> > races/seats are being replaced.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
differently and this method can't even be used.
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4071B5D9.CA1DC9F9@***.net...
> Ditto.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > You will destroy the wheel bearings doing it that way.
> >
> > You have to be hammering directly on them to get the inside spindle to
> > move. Not something I would recommend unless the bearings and
> > races/seats are being replaced.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's