Cool Hub & Spindle Change Question

[GClark519]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by INDOCK &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Use a small propane torch to heat up the area where the spindle seats, this will not hurt anything! The heat will help remove the tapered spindle. After you heat it up good use a large hammer and knock it out, bolt the new one in. This job is not as hard as the others have made it sound. I have changed hundreds since 2005.</td></tr></table>

What he said. A little heat and that sucker will pop right out.

[gfd]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by INDOCK &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Use a small propane torch to heat up the area where the spindle seats, this will not hurt anything! The heat will help remove the tapered spindle. After you heat it up good use a large hammer and knock it out, bolt the new one in. This job is not as hard as the others have made it sound. I have changed hundreds since 2005.</td></tr></table>

What he said. A little heat and that sucker will pop right out.

Excellent. I'm doing the exact same thing for my 2007 Ranger Trail trailer. Replacing the oil bath hub with the new vortex one & it's tighter than a Nun's chastity belt & harder than Chinese math to get out. Can't wait for good weather to try a little propane BernzOMatic heat.

[gofishloop]

I also hammered a small pipe wrench from bottom up then used a jack to push up and twisted them out worked great. Just make sure you are aware of the potential of things to fly around and bounce off floor etc.

[howieranger]

I have changed several sets of hubs for friends and banging away on the spindle castle nut was not an option for my used up shoulders. You can remove the hub from the spindle and go to some place that sells plumbing supplies, Home Depot etc and by a length of pipe the will slide down over the spindle. Then find a large washer that fits over the spindle threads and tighten up the spindle nut until the spindle pops free. Its a good idea the leave the large castle nut on the back of the spindle by a few threads so the spindle does not fly across the garage. The inner castle nut is torqued to 100 ft. lbs. Be sure to clean the taper seat in the trailing arm before reassembling.

[gfd]

Based on that principle of the pipe & washer, could you also use a gear puller on the hub end of the spindle to do the same thing?

[howieranger]

There is no access to use a gear puller.