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I recently discovered that the bolts holding the steering knuckle to the spindle on my 54 Austin-Healey are WAY TOO SHORT! :nightmare: The nuts might, just maybe thread on twice to the bolts. Obviously, this is very dangerous and needs to be addressed, so I need to remove the front hubs to gain access to the bolts in order to replace them. However, i am not sure of what gear puller to buy or rent in order to do the job correctly. I assume, which is usually my downfall, that one of the local auto parts stores will rent a 3 claw puller that will work well enough to remove the hubs, but just in case I am missing something, i want to ask here first. What tool do you guys find works best to pull the front hubs?

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I recently discovered that the bolts holding the steering knuckle to the spindle on my 54 Austin-Healey are WAY TOO SHORT! :nightmare: The nuts might, just maybe thread on twice to the bolts. Obviously, this is very dangerous and needs to be addressed, so I need to remove the front hubs to gain access to the bolts in order to replace them. However, i am not sure of what gear puller to buy or rent in order to do the job correctly. I assume, which is usually my downfall, that one of the local auto parts stores will rent a 3 claw puller that will work well enough to remove the hubs, but just in case I am missing something, i want to ask here first. What tool do you guys find works best to pull the front hubs?

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If you are pulling the hubs, simply remove the cotter pin and castellated nut and pull the hub off with your hands. Be sure to keep the shims for re-installation. Then with the hub off you can replace the steering knuckle bolts with longer ones.

Did I misunderstand? If necessary, you can insert the Moss numbers from their Front Suspension page to clarify.
 
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If you are pulling the hubs, simply remove the cotter pin and castellated nut and pull the hub off with your hands. Be sure to keep the shims for re-installation. Then with the hub off you can replace the steering knuckle bolts with longer ones.

Did I misunderstand? If necessary, you can insert the Moss numbers from their Front Suspension page to clarify.[/QUOTE

To get to the cotter pin and the castellated hub you will need to remove the grease cap. To remove the grease cap you need a grease cap extractor. There is one on ebay for sale

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No need for a fancy grease cap extractor tool .
Go to your fave nut n bolt supplier and buy 2 5/16" hanger nuts . They are the long nuts used to connect 2 pieces of threaded rod . Screw the hanger nut onto the stub bolt in the grease cap use a couple of fender washers or a piece of flat bar with a hole in to act as a bridge over the hole in the axle . Screw a 5/16" bolt into the open end of the hanger nut and off she comes . Leave the hanger nuts threaded onto the caps for next time .
 

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No need for a fancy grease cap extractor tool .
Go to your fave nut n bolt supplier and buy 2 5/16" hanger nuts . They are the long nuts used to connect 2 pieces of threaded rod . Screw the hanger nut onto the stub bolt in the grease cap use a couple of fender washers or a piece of flat bar with a hole in to act as a bridge over the hole in the axle . Screw a 5/16" bolt into the open end of the hanger nut and off she comes . Leave the hanger nuts threaded onto the caps for next time .

Just make sure they're fine-threaded. Most of the ones at hardware stores are coarse.
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