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I know I'm just a dumb jarhead airplane mechanic, but I need to know how you use an air hammer to get a threaded bolt out of a threaded hole.

In Mac's case, I bet it is like the units in my Malibu I had. The threaded part is only on the bearing unit, the part in the knuckle has no threads in it normally.
 
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Got the old hub off...bolts were seized in the knuckle...might be able to just reuse this hub...have to drill the bolts out now...

mac 'thought I'd won' gyvr

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So, he sez the bolts were seized in the knuckle. I'll bet he twisted off the heads (not necessarily a small feat, considering how hard they are,) and punched the bolts through the knuckle. This would be where an air hammer or chisel would be handy.
 
I've hammered them out with the air hammer before.

first unit bearings in the MJ were an all day affair.
 
Never had them be that bad. And why is everybody getting bent about hub's I asked about putting cheapies on my wheeler and the world explodes.

K "get ready for my funeral" man
 
Never had them be that bad. And why is everybody getting bent about hub's I asked about putting cheapies on my wheeler and the world explodes.

K "get ready for my funeral" man

Everyone? That must be "House Wives of XYZ" speak for 2 people :D

Put on what you can afford and ignore the Knights who say "NI!".

Because if you don't, the next time you talk to them, they may want you to cut down the tallest tree in the forest, with... a Herring!
 
Everyone? That must be "House Wives of XYZ" speak for 2 people :D

Put on what you can afford and ignore the Knights who say "NI!".

Because if you don't, the next time you talk to them, they may want you to cut down the tallest tree in the forest, with... a Herring!
Are you suggesting cocoanuts are migratory?
 
Coconuts are very dangerous. So dangerous in fact that my Peril Sensitive glasses turn completely black when I imagine one even near me.

God help us all if they start to migrate!

You just earned cool points in my book...


Can you find the fish?..... Which way did it gooooooooo.......?
 
Bear Down!!!!
I've seen you Bears guys saying this a lot. I don't understand. Is this what you say when Cutler is sad?
 
I've seen you Bears guys saying this a lot. I don't understand. Is this what you say when Cutler is sad?

dont make me pull out the video...and yes bear down...

ken...the altrocker express will make an appearance on the east coast in november. it is currently stationed in lexington kentucky...though i did fly here instead of driving this time.


as for macs unit bearing, couldn't you still do the power steering turny thingy to pop it out if the heads broke off the bolts? i was a non believer until i tried it for myself on a few different xj's and it works pretty slick. i guess if they are rusted into the knuckle as well, it might not work so well


oh...and th...here is my mixer for the week...

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digidesign profile...right now im running a 54 channel mix, sending 8 monitor mixes, 8 fx mixes, 7 matrix mixes and an assload of processing and plugin gear. 26 actors in body mics and a 27 piece orchestra...and the guy here isn't very program savvy so i'm doing all the programming myself. it is making my head feel like this :gonnablow if any of ya'll ever wanna go on a trip, i might need an assistant soon...you just have to be able to tell me what i said in this last paragraph before i'll let you go :rof:
 
I doubt I'll be making it to NYC anytime soon but let me know if you're in the CT/MA/RI/VT/NH area. Assuming I have any money, some wheeling and drinks are on me.
 
Ron you missed the point...I think.

Ken I'm good on the knuckle...

Alrocker I understood you...I used to help dad run sound at church and the other half of my college degree is the tv/audio stuff...I never went into that field cause it doesn't pay...anyone ever use a toaster/flyer for video editing?

I used a cut off wheel to cut the bolts and get it out as the pic shows. Then I drilled the bolts out (punch wouldn't work), and finally got the old crap out. Took me most of the evening...wasn't the worst, but definatley up there....the hubs on my popcan the first time i pulled them 12 years ago is still the worst...and that's prolly cause it was the first time I have ever done a set.

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Got it all buttoned up. Cleaned and conditioned the leather, swept it out.

Then shit got real yo...

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mac '10 days til due date' gyvr
 
Serious disagreement with this statement.

Every single catastrophic on-road Jeep related hub failure incident I have read about has started with, 'He just came back from wheeling and broke a front axle. He removed it to get home'.

As you are aware, the hub assembly as you buy it from the store has the bearings pressed in for assembly purposes, they are not road safe in this condition. What makes the whole thing safe is the outer stub shaft installed and torqued to the proper value. This prevents the outer bearing, which is attached to the wheel hub, from walking out and killing you at speed.

It has nothing at all to do with the Brand of bearing.

Lesson: If you do break an axle and do not have a replacement, if you want to live, you will leave the outer axle installed and torqued to the proper value.

Then YOU need to re-read the post.

Statement #1
Rev Den said:
Bad hubs will kill you faster on road then off.

If a hub fails on the trail, you hopefully will not be going fast enough to cause a fatal accident. Hubs can fail in more ways then just coming apart, they can seize, overheat, or come apart....even with the axle in place. If a hub is bad it needs to be replaced ASAP, not just stay "on-road" to try and limp it along.

Statement #2
Rev Den said:
Replace them with quality Timken units and be done.
I have gone the cheap route, once. The Timken brand seems to last much longer then the cheaper units, to me it is not worth the money to skimp.

Statement #3
Rev Den said:
I am not going to keep telling you this
I have told Adam several time to check or replace the hubs as he thinks he may have a bad one, I have been trying to drill home the seriousness of this part.


Nothing stated even mentions driving without a shaft, that is, as we all agree, just insane.

And yes.....ANY brand of GOOD hub is better then a failed hub. If you cannot afford quality go cheap and roll the dice. They may last just fine, or they may fail sooner, but you take that chance with everything.

Rev
 
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