Axle Tube Removal

dwcjwerfner

dwcjwerfner

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Ok I need to remove the axle tubes from carrier housings. Does anybody have experience with this or somebody who can do it reasonably? From what I understand after all the grinding is done it requires heat, big hammers and a press. Input from personal experience is required please as to how big a press and where you attach it to pull it.

Thanks
Dwayne
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Dirk

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Maybe ask this guy to help...


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Ton_O_fun

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I knew a guy at NRC that did this for me in his spare time using the machines it there. Of course, I don't know have contact info for him anymore...
I don't know if he pressed it out, I actually think he just used a lathe and cut it out.
You would need an extremely strong press to do this. That being said, couldnt you just sleeve it? Like find a piece of DOM that will slide into the old axle tube stub and into the new one?
 
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JohnnyCrash

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if you go to a machine shop, you can probably have them cut the tubes off, mount the housing in a milling machine and bore out the rest of the tube. if your in ottawa, there is a place called Shore machine works, they have very large equipment and i think the labour costs are around $60 /h.

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Dannyboy33

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There is a guy up in Stewartville nmaed Peter D he has a machine shop with all the milling equipment at his home and usually is very good with prices. He can pretty much to anything and usually is up for a challenge. Don't know if this will help ya but he isn't far for you to go.

his number is 613-622-7898
 
aweber

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With the Long's you would still have that little ring gear to worry about.

Ask Mitko about his old TJ and the exploding spider gears on the Quinn.

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Cummins Land-Rover

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I can do this but I really don't recommend it. $$$ plus it will be crooked when you press the new tubes in plus the DOM is $$$. What kinda housing is it? Maybe you can get a housing that's the right center section with tubes that are too long and cut them down?

If I did it I would cut the tubes flush with a bandsaw, stand up the chunk on a rotary table on a mill and machine out the chunk, but those welds are hard and it would be hard on cutters.
 
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