03-09-2020, 09:03 AM
i first split the wheel apart then i cut the axle to a short stub but long enough to chuck in a lathe then center drill the end of the stub
with progressively larger drills until the axle starts to become paper thin along with the heat generated it just falls out of the wheel not everyone has access to
a lathe or a machinists willing to do this, the last place i worked at had a repair facility i was able to use, maybe a CL post for
a home hobby machinist that owns a lathe in your local area may help i think its one of the safer ways to get those frozen axles out, mine was an aluminum
one with the hub being magnesium it wouldn't matter if the axle were steel or Aluminum it will work the same and saves putting a lot of pressure
on a 60 some year old wheel hub good luck with your restoration
with progressively larger drills until the axle starts to become paper thin along with the heat generated it just falls out of the wheel not everyone has access to
a lathe or a machinists willing to do this, the last place i worked at had a repair facility i was able to use, maybe a CL post for
a home hobby machinist that owns a lathe in your local area may help i think its one of the safer ways to get those frozen axles out, mine was an aluminum
one with the hub being magnesium it wouldn't matter if the axle were steel or Aluminum it will work the same and saves putting a lot of pressure
on a 60 some year old wheel hub good luck with your restoration
Richard Stamile
Oceanside NY.
Oceanside NY.