A: If the axles are both the same, swap backing plates with the shafts. I notched the mounting flange to slide over the wheelbearing on the Hornet axles I had. From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx> Subject: Is it possible to pull rear axles without removing the hubs? A second approach I'm considering to fix the brakes on my wagon is to just convert the stupid thing over to Bendix brakes. I have everything I need here to do it but the backing plates are different. The front's no big deal but the hubs are in the way to swap the rear plates. Is it possible to remove the rear axles without removing the hubs? If so, how do I do it? The car has a model 15 axle in it now. Thanks, Matt