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      07-22-2021, 11:08 AM   #5
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Removing and Installing Half Shaft in Hub

I have made a puller tool from an axle nut as described below.

The nut is first welded to an arbor

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Then the nut is turned down to the same diameter as the arbor.

I used a standard 3-jaw puller and a plate made from a front rotor hat to push the axle out of the hub.

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With a bit of blocking and some threaded rod, I pulled the axle on.

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The arbor OD dimension as drawn allows the arbor to pass through the splines in the hub. Making the parts is a bit of work but it makes removing and installing the axles really easy.
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