tricks on removing front hub assembly

[kratemertyl]

Yea I didn't have the 12point socket when I was takin it off and it was one of those 1 in the morning deals where I jus really wanted to get it off. I bought the socket so I could use the impact for the re install

[EsperHamid]

someone must have replaced them, usually the 12 point sockets are the oddballs because theyre more apt to strip the 6 point heads, craftsman has both types for sale singularly, and usually you get 6 points in a basic socket set

what was a pain, was finding a 17mm 12 point 1/2 inch drive socket for the flywheel bolts. Luckily I found a gearwrench brand socket at advanced.

by six points I mean a TORX !! those found in mobile phones usually !! .. it is a 6 point star !!! bolt !!! never saw it on a ride before !!! I thought they were CB7 STOCK

Unfortunately most shops in the U.S do not ship international and if they do it will cost more than the price of the product itself ... I'll have to keep looking, I am want to disassemble it for the sake of sanding/cleaning it.

[toycar]

Beleive it or not, I just held my flywheel in place(with grip strength) in one hand and torqued it with the other.

Obviously you'd want to tighten everything snug before manhandling anything, but, with some finesse that does work. You want to make sure you torque the bolts correctly(in the right sequence) but holding the flywheel is just a matter of holding it still and stopping it from rotating. this is much easier once all of the bolts are semi-tight. Tighter than hand tightened, but, not even 20 ft/lbs tight.


If you happen to have a buddy around, have him squeeze that bitch with his hands and a towel/gloves or something. Plus, the flywheel rotates, so if your buddy(or you) stands on the left side of the flyweel it'll be like holding it down as it rotates up. Your body weight will come to play here. Its really not that hard.

Its a technique that I've used for at least a decade, probably 30-35 motors. You are only talking about 76 ft/lbs here(F22) and you've got plenty of material to hold onto. Plus there are teeth in the flywheel that don't really allow it to rotate in your hand. Its easy to hold onto.



I use a punch style press attachment for my press to seperate bearings/hubs.


If I didn't have a press, I would do it the "eric the car guy" way. Thats how I did it for years before I had a press.


My car had 6pt bolts too. Not sure why, but it did.

[EsperHamid]

I was doing the same when I wanted to break the crank pulley bolt, I was going to explode !! I even farted ^__^ it was hilarious but I was relived when it broke loose

[toycar]

I was doing the same when I wanted to break the crank pulley bolt, I was going to explode !! I even farted ^__^ it was hilarious but I was relived when it broke loose

Crank pulley??!!?! Now that takes some damn man muscle right there??!!?!!

Geeze.



I fart when I try really hard to do stuff like that too.


LOL

[illinois_erik]

lol @ the farting..it happens
are they internal stars? GM uses them on brake caliper bolts (which was annoying as hell) HF has a set for 9.99 http://www.harborfreight.com/9-piece...set-67914.html
thats for internal drive
and these are for external drive for 9.39...http://www.harborfreight.com/7-piece...set-67898.html


cause im confused by your description somewhat..`cause check it out..lol

and theres more than that..thats just an example


good idea on the flywheel bolts but i have no competent friends so Im stuck with tools and ingenuity, but I did see a clever idea using a smaller wrench a torque converter bolt and basically it sits on the pressure side wedged up on a bolt put into the block..im sure it wont be no thing when Im actually doing it..always seems planning the attack is when its the hardest. Git r done tho right sorry this thread was veered kinda off topic too

[bobbycos]

Farted? Farted?

I sharted when I was trying to get my axle nut off.

After cleaning up my mess I took the car to a shop and they whipped the nuts off in about a minute and a half.

[toycar]

Farted? Farted?

I sharted when I was trying to get my axle nut off.

After cleaning up my mess I took the car to a shop and they whipped the nuts off in about a minute and a half.

week and a half later, lol @ sharted





LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[Quashish]

I sharted when I was trying to get my axle nut off.

After cleaning up my mess I took the car to a shop and they whipped the nuts off in about a minute and a half.

that's awesome! haha i just busted a 1/2" drive breaker bar when i changed my passenger side axle. its a craftsman though.

[sonikaccord]

Whipped the nuts off?? Ouch

I broke like 3 harbor freight breaker bars when I was doing my 5-lug.

[EsperHamid]

lol @ the farting..it happens
are they internal stars? GM uses them on brake caliper bolts (which was annoying as hell) HF has a set for 9.99 http://www.harborfreight.com/9-piece...set-67914.html
thats for internal drive
and these are for external drive for 9.39...http://www.harborfreight.com/7-piece...set-67898.html

cause im confused by your description somewhat..`cause check it out..lol

and theres more than that..thats just an example

yeah lower right corner 6 point star bolts on my hub/bearing assembly

[EsperHamid]

Whipped the nuts off?? Ouch

I broke like 3 harbor freight breaker bars when I was doing my 5-lug.

you should buy a steel black breaker bar used for trucks/trailers, it has a bigger than 1/2 inch socket but it breaks anything loose so easy, I broke a regular one, went to buy another then the sales man showed me that black steel breaker bar and told me you will break before it does ^___^ it was more expensive than the regular one but It'll be forever.

it is heavy though so you need a jack-stand in order not to damage the bolt.

[RyanD]

you all crack me up.

I used a half inch snapon ratchet and the handle for a jack to get my crank pully bolt out. I had to jump up and down on the bitch. I am convinced you cant break snapon ratchets