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Rear wheel hub removal

PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 11:39 pm
by barney555
Hi was wondering if anyone can help me I am just restoring a 1954 model e Lambretta but I have tried to remove the
Rear wheel hub but with no luck I bought a hub puller for the scooter shop on line which fit but the hub is not budgeing
Just keeps ripping the m6 bolts out I have retapped them still no luck I have tried heat on it and soaked in wd40 tried a puller on the nuts and now have snapped a bolt any ideas there is not a locking pin or anything is thereHi I am restoring a Lambretta 1954 model e 125cc and finding it hard to remove the hub to put new brake shoes on but it will not budge I have tried heat a puller and also Another type of puller but it just snapped the nut on the wheel is there anything else
That lock it can’t find much on this have a manual but does not give any info on this can you help any ideas thanks Andy

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Re: Rear wheel hub removal

PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 11:44 pm
by coaster
Have you tried sticking the bolt in the middle of the puller with a largish hammer? The shock might be enough to do it.

Re: Rear wheel hub removal

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 9:18 am
by barney555
No will have a go thanks for the reply

Re: Rear wheel hub removal

PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:04 am
by coaster
I meant Striking :oops:

Just winf the puller up so there is a fair bit of pressure and then strike the bolt on the puller sharply a few times.

Re: Rear wheel hub removal

PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 11:57 am
by hullygully
have you tried it the olde way, hitting the tyre from the kickstart side? :o

Re: Rear wheel hub removal

PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 4:59 pm
by St George
Loads of heat will separate the different metals. Let it soak in WD40 when it's cold. Always have a fire extinguisher close by. It will come off.

Re: Rear wheel hub removal

PostPosted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 12:20 am
by barney555
Thanks for the reply’s Everybody I have got the hub off now plenty of heat and re-tapped the two bolt holes to M7 thread
Which ment the bolts on the puller didn’t rip out sorted.

Re: Rear wheel hub removal

PostPosted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 6:47 pm
by steve c
St George wrote:Loads of heat will separate the different metals. Let it soak in WD40 when it's cold. Always have a fire extinguisher close by. It will come off.

as will your eye brows if you spray wd40 near a naked flame