GT6MK3 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Pulled the rear hub on my swing spring GT)6, and was feeling documentaryish.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCd8kYI3HyYCraig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I wish mine was that easy to pull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 What makes it so hard John? The Churchill style puller makes relatively easy, the big help is a decent rattle gun. Last set I did by hand ,were a right pain, did them with hand tools and a long breaking bar, everything kept rotating and lifting, I ended up with sacrificial spanners on the diff bolts, a mate sitting in the boot, and all sorts of malarkey.Did the drivers side with an air gun, convinced me how much I needed a decent battery rattler for future unbolting use. Proved itself worthwhile on the pax side, no fuss, whirr, and it's off, after almost a year of being torqued to spec.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK3 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Great video, what make / model is that rattle gun ?.. and I must get me one of them hammers that makes the noise before you hit things ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 1248 wrote:What makes it so hard John? The Churchill style puller makes relatively easy, the big help is a decent rattle gun. Last set I did by hand ,were a right pain, did them with hand tools and a long breaking bar, everything kept rotating and lifting, I ended up with sacrificial spanners on the diff bolts, a mate sitting in the boot, and all sorts of malarkey.Did the drivers side with an air gun, convinced me how much I needed a decent battery rattler for future unbolting use. Proved itself worthwhile on the pax side, no fuss, whirr, and it's off, after almost a year of being torqued to spec.C.Well, I was using the proper Churchill tool, the hub was locked by a bar welded to a rectangular plate drilled to suit the wheel studs and I used a cracker bar on the socket spanner. I reached the point where even with the cracker I couln't turn it any more without fear of breaking something. I checked with my torque wrench and it was off the scale. In the end, as the only reason to remove it was to get the backplates powder coated I decided to give up and resort to a wire brush and paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I reckon the fact they have only been bolted up for less than a year has helped. A lot.As John has said, some are scary tight, with the Churchill tool you cant leave the nut on, and they really can fly apart when they go. Still, at least rotoflex is a easier :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 M Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Good vid clip,well doneNote you got the auto adjusters on. I had those on once, and found that a hole in the drum was neededso as to ..unwind.. the adjusters, to get the drums off if the shoes wear the drum away, and theycant come past the lip. :-/ And the way the vid started, its very very like the sound of the Prisoner. did you know,!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=PhnTMxHOWlY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Cheers Marcus, My favourite TV series of all time! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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