Hub Cover Removal
05-29-2014, 02:02 AM
#31
Nordschleife Master
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I'm not sure when I would get to it, so I wouldn't want to hold it to long.
I'm still having trouble visualizing jp's remedy with the screwdriver.
05-29-2014, 02:07 AM
#32
Nordschleife Master
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at first ole Bob wondered what hub yer talkin' about... oooohkay, that one. I'm a stickler for greasing bearings and went there when I first bought mine. PO had done a crappy job of setting the clearance too. I have new bearings in a box that I really should install. I welded an attachment on a muffler clamp that works well with a small slide hammer.
Unless I can get jp's screwdriver remedy to go, I'll be using a double clamp arrangement with long bolts and my extractor claws in between the clamps. The slide hammer shaft will fit through the extractor.
05-29-2014, 02:11 AM
#33
Three Wheelin'
you can also make up the cup tool by purchasing a 2" black pipe end cap. and drill/tap it and then put in bolts. but the $2 clamp method worked for me
you can loan slide hammer at tool stores like O'reilys and Autozone
you can loan slide hammer at tool stores like O'reilys and Autozone
05-29-2014, 02:26 AM
#34
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I plan on using O'Reilys slide. I was thinking about making the instrument too. O'Reily's has on the shelf several spindle sockets and bearing lock nuts that would work for this application.
05-29-2014, 10:18 AM
#35
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Take a steel chisel and grind the sharp end "round" to fit the groove in the side of the cap, then tap a bit, rotate the rotor, and tap a bit, rotate, etc. and work it off that way. Grinding of the chisel point will minimize leaving witness marks on the cap.
05-29-2014, 12:21 PM
#36
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Wooden you rather use something a little softer to avoid the marks?
Gotta tell you that the hardwood scrap works perfectly, and leaves NO marks.
Gotta tell you that the hardwood scrap works perfectly, and leaves NO marks.
05-29-2014, 12:55 PM
#37
Three Wheelin'
05-29-2014, 03:48 PM
#38
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I looked at the costs of 'new' caps from Porsche ($$) before I did the hacksaw flangectomy on my original pieces (for center cap clearance on some wheels). That steadied my hand as I did the cutting and edge finishing.
The relative ease of popping the caps off with the wood, couplked with the no-evidence factor, eases my decision on removal methods.
The red Mobil-1 synthetic grease is an exact color match for what the facory used on these bearings. Redline CV2 works too. For those who need concour wheel bearings...
The relative ease of popping the caps off with the wood, couplked with the no-evidence factor, eases my decision on removal methods.
The red Mobil-1 synthetic grease is an exact color match for what the facory used on these bearings. Redline CV2 works too. For those who need concour wheel bearings...