pkmh
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Hi Everyone,
Yes, as crazy as that sounds, I am having a heck of a time trying to remove a want-to-be washer from behind the castellated nut on the passenger side front hub. I say "want-a-be" because is it just a washer having no key incorporated on the inside diameter rim of the washer and the washer's inside rim diameter has virtually no tolerance around the threaded swivel axle, making that my biggest problem. The driver side was no problem in removal and has the specified key washer so somewhere at one time on the passenger side, the original washer was replaced with one having no key incorporated into the washer and a much smaller clear inside diameter rim. The picture shown is, by the way, the driver side which is showing the correct size washer used. The passenger side washer's outer diameter is slightly larger as well, but is in no way having any affected tolerances with the hubs' interior.
Now so far, I have had limited success in pulling the washer outward by as much distance as a screw thread or two along the swivel axle. I have done this by making a modified tool acting as a hook to grab behind the washer and pulling. For better results, I am about to try inserting two or three of those paint lid openers for the purposes of maintaining a more distributed and even load upon pulling the washer so as to avoid scarring any screw threads on the swivel axle. I also tried pulling and pushing the brake rotor (by hand only) to jar the washer loose. There is some play felt in motion but removal just hasn't happened...
Just curious, is there a simpler way or something I failed to try? I haven't removed the five nuts from the hub connected to the rotor, yet. Should that be the way to go? Never had this problem before and would really hate to have to cut the hub, then cut that washer out.
Thanks for any ideas offered.
Paul
Yes, as crazy as that sounds, I am having a heck of a time trying to remove a want-to-be washer from behind the castellated nut on the passenger side front hub. I say "want-a-be" because is it just a washer having no key incorporated on the inside diameter rim of the washer and the washer's inside rim diameter has virtually no tolerance around the threaded swivel axle, making that my biggest problem. The driver side was no problem in removal and has the specified key washer so somewhere at one time on the passenger side, the original washer was replaced with one having no key incorporated into the washer and a much smaller clear inside diameter rim. The picture shown is, by the way, the driver side which is showing the correct size washer used. The passenger side washer's outer diameter is slightly larger as well, but is in no way having any affected tolerances with the hubs' interior.
Now so far, I have had limited success in pulling the washer outward by as much distance as a screw thread or two along the swivel axle. I have done this by making a modified tool acting as a hook to grab behind the washer and pulling. For better results, I am about to try inserting two or three of those paint lid openers for the purposes of maintaining a more distributed and even load upon pulling the washer so as to avoid scarring any screw threads on the swivel axle. I also tried pulling and pushing the brake rotor (by hand only) to jar the washer loose. There is some play felt in motion but removal just hasn't happened...
Just curious, is there a simpler way or something I failed to try? I haven't removed the five nuts from the hub connected to the rotor, yet. Should that be the way to go? Never had this problem before and would really hate to have to cut the hub, then cut that washer out.
Thanks for any ideas offered.
Paul