5 ton rear hub removal - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

jimmcld · 02-19-2011, 19:03

Has anyone ever tried using a motorcycle jack to remove the rear hub on a 5 ton? You cannot leave the tire on the hub when you are running singles on the rear, so the tire must come off first, and then the hub. Working alone, I had to figure a way to remove the hub without destroying the axle threads of myself.

augiedoggy · 02-19-2011, 19:14

Thats a great idea! thanks for sharing,
I love the saying and philosophy "work smarter, not harder"
you obviously live by that.....

now i'll need and M/C jack too

BEASTMASTER · 02-19-2011, 20:16

i just lean over it,get a bear hug on it, and lift it off. it only weighs like 50 lds. MAN UP!!!!

70deuce · 02-19-2011, 20:25

Excellent idea. Tends to save the stub threads like you said.

lacoda56 · 02-19-2011, 20:32

Just keep leanin' over beastmaster. That's the way I did it for over thirty years and now I get to "Man Up" with $180 a month chiropractor bill just so I can walk. I've seen some pretty big men unable to stand up on their own. A blown disc don't care how big a man you are, it just stops you cold. Try working smarter, not dumber. By the way, I use a cheap tranmission jack for hubs,clutches, flywheels, etc.

groundog · 02-20-2011, 15:31

I have done the same thing but took some 2x4 and made a crade to fit under brake drum---now I have a tire dolly and pull both tires and hub as a unit

groundog · 02-20-2011, 15:32

meant to spell cradle---sorry

jimmcld · 02-20-2011, 20:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by BEASTMASTER

i just lean over it,get a bear hug on it, and lift it off. it only weighs like 50 lds. MAN UP!!!!

You must have the baby 5 ton. I know my drumb and hub together weigh more than 100 lbs and I would guess closer to 150 lbs.

5tonpuller · 02-20-2011, 21:59

I use a trans. jack with a adapter I made that bolts to it. It used 3 of the lug nuts to hold it on the plate.