andym Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Today saw my first attempt at the heavy stuff - changing some of the less happy road wheels. So I fitted the jacking bar and successfully raised an axle. I was rather surprised to see that the road wheels were attached with bolts rather than studs as the Unit Repairs manual had suggested the latter. Anyway, bolts removed and then I discovered the wheels were stuck fast. The outer wheel was removed by diagonal levering between the two wheels, but I couldn't shift the inner wheel at all. There seems to be a pair of tapped holes in the wheel - are they just to insert bolts to break the wheel off the hub, or is there something more complicated involved? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 andy , wind to long ish bolts into the holes and then if it is still stuck give alternate belts on left and right side with a big hammer till it moves. should sort it also a bit of wd40 on hub sometimes helps . be careful of the washers and the wheel rims as they can have quite a sharp edge Happy hitting Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted July 18, 2010 Author Share Posted July 18, 2010 Thanks Iain - I didn't want to welly it too hard for fear of dislodging the jacking bar. Any idea what the bolt threads are? I didn't have anything suitable to hand and they look a far coarser thread than I'd have expected bearing in mind the thickness of the material and the intended usage. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Would i be too stupid to imagine that one would take out a pair of the bolts and put them in the removal holes? R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewinder Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I found this recently as well. The outer road wheel pretty much just dropped straight off, but the inner one took a little more persuading. Just keep tapping it around the outside edge and it'll start to move eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted July 18, 2010 Author Share Posted July 18, 2010 Would i be too stupid to imagine that one would take out a pair of the bolts and put them in the removal holes? R Not too stupid, just too sensible! :nut: Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 andy , no idea what thread of the top of my head but its a 3/4 spanner size head .no doudt someone on here has an idea what it is. to be honest you can belt the wheel with no fear of it coming of the jacking fishtail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted July 18, 2010 Author Share Posted July 18, 2010 Sounds like a 1/2" bolt then, but I suspect it's UNC rather than UNF. Time for a quick trip to friendly bolt suppliers ... Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 big sledge if all else fails mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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