Help removing the rear drive flange

[tomgt6]

I am trying to remove the rear drive flange on my 63 spitfire. I attached a hub puller to it and tried a sliding hammer as well as a center screw to try and get it off. I applied heat as well and after an hour of work it didn't move. What do you guys use to do this. Thanks for the help. Tom /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nopity.gif

 

[piman]

Hello Tom,

I assume you are talking about a rear hub and removing the outer hub off the axle taper?

I use a flat plate (1" thick)which I bolt to the wheel mounting flange to which I attach a two leg screw puller (Heavy duty) tighten the screw as tight as possible then hit the end of the puller very hard with a large hammer. That works for me.

Alec

 

[Eric]

These are a bear to shift. Took me 3 days to get one off my GT6 (similar design). There is a special tool available to do this, which is helpful, but it will still take enormous amounts of heat, force and cursing to move it.

Be very careful 'tho - it is easy to bend the flange if you are using a puller that doesn't seat all the way around the flange. (Don't ask how I know this....) I found that by applying huge force with the puller, plus several cycles of big heat/cool down/big heat etc, that it would eventually go BANG and slide right off.