axle hub issue?

bcraigan · #1 03-19-2010, 07:19 PM

Ok, I took the hub off of the other side of this axle without issue, replaced it, and I think everything is on right in the proper order. I get to this side and There is something jammed on the axle. I'm assuming it's not supposed to be there because I can't get the new hub on far enough... Is it supposed to come off? I am 99 percent sure there wasn't one on the other side because the hub slid right on... It almost looks like a piece that had bearings on it at some point... Thanks for the insight. Craigan.

phatdaddy · #2 03-19-2010, 07:24 PM

looks like the inner bearing race, take a hammer and punch and see if you can move it toward the outer end.

bcraigan · #3 03-19-2010, 07:29 PM

I have tried to hit it but it's in a very hard spot... I wasn't pounding too hard just because I wanted to make sure(from someone else..Lol) that it needed to come off...It does move a little but it's almost like it's hard jammed on there or something...

phatdaddy · #4 03-19-2010, 07:34 PM

i'm pretty sure its the race, should be able to tap the top & then the bottom and "rock" it off...
heat would help, but generally not needed.
what did the inner bearing look like when you took the hub off?

bcraigan · #5 03-19-2010, 07:37 PM

haha... NASTY! These were wheels with rotten tires and were rough... Axle looks to move ok... It was very hard to get the hub off and I had to hammer the hub a little to get it off.

macojoe · #6 03-19-2010, 11:51 PM

take a hack saw and cut it almost thur in one spot, then whale it with a hammer will come right off!!