I am hijacking this tread for some info that should go along with the Hub Puller, so please forward this with the puller when you loan it out. Thanks!
USAGE
To remove the hub:
1) Remove split pins and loosen axles shaft nut with road wheel on the ground, If wheels prevent applying a good sized wrench to the nut, use the original steel wheel and tire on to hold the wheel against wrench torque. Reverse axle shaft nut so smooth end is flush with axle shaft end.
2) Remove brake drum per Factory Manual discussion (available on TigersUnited site).
3) Attach inner studded ring to hub with wheel nuts. Torque to 40 ft.-lb.
4) Slide outer plate over ring studs and attach with hardened washers and nuts.
5) Tighten ring stud nuts in crisscross sequence in stages to 40 ft.-lb. Use a wrench to hold center welded nut to prevent hub puller from turning as tightening stud nuts.
6) Repeat step five in 10 ft.-lb. increments until hub releases, or 60 ft.-lb. limit is reached. (I have yet to need more than 50).
7) If torque limit is reached without hub release, take a break and expect release under tension at any time.
8) In the event that the preceding steps do not release the hub, additional persuasion may be required, such as a mild tap with a hammer [on the inserted central bolt bottomed on the welded hex nut]. Use good judgement on the amount of force used to hit this fixture to limit damage to the axle threads, or internal axle components.
Axle shaft removal entails the use of a slide hammer on the welded nut after the hub is loosened and the axle shaft retaining bolts are removed
(This is a reprint of a CAT article from Mr. Dan Walters)
This hub remover is a near reproduction of the one in a CAT publication. This one is for non wire wheels only!
