How to pull rear hub?

It seemed to. I can't remember if I flipped the fingers around, or not.

Eric

 

whatever you do dont use a puller on the actual drum it will bend! I bent one the first time i tried pulling a hub. My brother got an old old heavy duty one from a flea market for 5 buks its great!

 

And dont beat on the hub with a BFH.
When your done warping it they call it a Taco!

DAHIK.....

 

Well, if I can't find anything locally, I'll order that one on you guys' advice.

 

The drum came off fine. I'm down to just the hub right now.

I gave it a little love with the LFH, but it's still true. After I realized it wasn't coming off, I stopped beating on it and checked the runout on it. Still good there.

Sheesh. All of this nonsense just for 11" brakes. I was going to also ask about how much of the original linkages and crap can be left off since I'm not using the e-brake assy, but one of the links provided shows that nost of that crap can be left off. Good to see.

One other question while I'm thinking about it. Is the shear key the only thing that keeps the hub from spinning on the shaft or is it splined? If all there is is the key, how in the world do they not spin? Seeing that key in there makes me really not want to lock it in any way, shape or form. It's only on 31s.

Edit: I just looked at some pics and no, I see no splines, just a tapered shaft. So, how do these things not shear the keys?

 

The taper is doing most of the work. (You already know this because you can't get it off without a BFP

 

Well, my JCWhitney puller arrived about 10 minutes ago. Two whopping minutes later the hub was off. The proper tool makes the job a bit easier. Thanks for the help everyone!

 

I don't leave the nut on. Sometimes the ears out sometimes the ears in. Driver's side come off with a couple taps and the passenger side takes about a dozen full overhead swings. I've used it no less than 6 times in the past 30 days. The best thing about it is that it's Donnie's!

 

I had searched for this same part from NAPA, the counter guys told me it would cost $262.00! I told them that I can get it for no more than eighty bucks elsewhere. (You can guess what their reply was).

I searched my local Auto Parts Stores, and as stated earlier, they have NO CLUE what the heck it is. I have to ask them for a catalog and look it up myself. Their reaction is "wow, so that is what it is!" Checker auto does have rental tools, but theirs is either too shallow (like the one I already have) or too small a bolt circle.

Sparky, excellent write up with the hub conversion. I have been toying with that idea as well. I definately agree with the flat towing benefit.