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Removing Passenger Rear Bearing Nut

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Both my Elva Courier and Ginetta G4 use various versions of the BMC "A" or "spridget" rear axle tube, which is simply a smaller version of that used in Big Healeys.

Pictured is my "puller"--the outermost 6" of a broken axle with the flange attached. Because the flange pictured is conical I do not have to use spacers to get the hub started off of its seat but if the flange on your axle is flat you need only find the right size spacer (fender washers , etc) to create the 3/4" or so space between the tube and the flange that will allow the hub to be pulled off of the axle housing.
 

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I have a somewhat similar method:
Since the splined hub is already off, I use it with a large socket squeezed between the inside of the hub and the axle threaded end. The lug nuts are gradually tightened same as above and the hub is pulled off the axle.
 
Well, there's always the traditional British method (think I saw this in an original shop manual):

1) Affix hub to immovable object
2) Remove automobile from hub
3) Replacement is the reverse of removal
 
True that Steve.
 
Yep, those left and right hand threads get you every time.

The correct tool for the job had a mandrel in the middle that slipped into the shaft of the rear axle to help prevent the socket section slipping off the slim nut. I have purchased the 3/4 drive 'box' spanner from AH Spares which has a hole through the side for a tommy bar I have yet to organise the mandrel bit which I have the steel for and plan to use the tommy bar hole to keep the mandrel in place.

:cheers:

Bob
 
Love the method of using axle to pull hub. If and when I need to pull a hub I will give it a try. I have ben using a 3 leg puller with a cross piece to go across the axle shaft.
This is a lot more elegant
 
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