• Hey Guest!
    British Car Forum has been supporting enthusiasts for over 25 years by providing a great place to share our love for British cars. You can support our efforts by upgrading your membership for less than the dues of most car clubs. There are some perks with a member upgrade!
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Upgraded members don't see this banner, nor will you see the Google ads that appear on the site.)
Tips
Tips

Help removing the rear drive flange

Share this page

T

tomgt6

Jedi Warrior
Offline
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
 
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
 
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.
 
Back
Top