Re: [Amc-list] Removing hub from drum - press, hammer or replace

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Originals are swaged.
 No need to swage replacements, the factory did it to retain the drums on the line I guess.
I've removed drums by taking a large hammer and driving the studs out.
I've also used a press.
I can't recall ever damaging a hub either way.
It's best to use new studs, but again I've reused the originals and not had any issues at all as long as I did not whack the threads up driving out the studs!
  The shops near you sure sound greedy.
Shame on them.
  At the $92 price you're darn close to being able to buy your own 12 ton press and do it yourself and keep the press!
Geez!

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Bruce Griffis" <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>
> Okay - the left front drum on my car was simple. Just take off the
> wheel, back off the brake adjuster, and the drum came off. Replacing
> it was simple. Right side - not so simple. I can't get the hub away
> from the drum. No luck with a hammer. I priced out pressing out the
> hub. Fifty bucks at one shop. Ninety two bucks at another. So - are
> replacement hubs available? I didn't see them at Rockauto or
> Napaonline. I'd like to try and determine if it would be better to
> press it our or simply replace it.
> 
> I used a rubber mallet. I used a 10 pound weight on the studs. I lined
> a fifty pound dumbbell up over the center of the hub and hit the
> dumbbell it with a ten pound weight. I think I either need to press it
> out or replace it.
> 
> I did not hit the studs with a cold chisel yet - I'm thinking the
> studs are swaged. Not sure if a 1500 pound press would "convince" 'em
> to let go.
> 
> The other side of the question: since the drivers side hub just slid
> right off, it wouldn't be swaged. Does it need to be? Or do the bolts
> take care of that.
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