Re: [MV] 2.5 ton hub removal, 2 soldiers?

From: uniquemachine@cybcon.com
Date: Thu Apr 15 2004 - 08:01:36 PDT


I helped a friend do all the brakes on his 5 ton a while back. When
it came to pulling the drums I welded up a set of handles that
attached to the wheel studs with a couple of lugnuts. Worked good.

Jon

> I've pulled the front hubs on my 5 ton with the help of a engine
> hoist. Put a nylon choker strap around the hubs outer surface, hook
> it to the engine hoist. Remove the nut and outer bearing and move the
> engine hoist back to remove the hub. A tire dolley would be nice, but
> I don't have that much room to store it.
>
> I would not attempt to remove a 5 ton hub manually unless I had to.
> It would be hell on your back. I don't know about a duece hub, but I
> think they are much lighter.
>
> Dave
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 19:51:01 +0000, D O <dohe69@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Getting ready to pull hubs on the deuce, wheels are already off. I
> > realize the ideal way is to have a dual tire dolly and pull the
> > hub/wheel off as an assembly, but the dolly's are expensive.
> >
> > How heavy are the hubs, can they be pulled off by one person safely,
> > without risk of throwing out your back, or dropping it and smashing
> > something important?
> >
> > I've got some scrap steel and was thinking of making up a jig that
> > can be inserted into a standard floor jack in place of the cup. It
> > would bolt to the lugs on the hub and possibly have a tilting
> > mechanism for levelling. The only thing I would like to do is make
> > it somewhat of a universal fit for other vehicles; you never know,
> > I may have a 5 ton someday :-). Can anyone tell me the outside
> > diameter of the hub of a 5 ton, as well as the diameter of the lugs?
> > Just to be sure I don't make something that only works on one
> > vehicle.
> >
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