Re: alfa-digest V9 #505

[Nash Bap <nashbap@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Dion:
 
The outer race of the axle bearing is a an interference fit in the axle tube and the bearing is kept in place from coming out by the plate which is attached by four nuts/bolts which have to be removed to allow the axle to be pulled out.  You may use a slide hammer or as I do mount the wheel back on and yank. It should come out easily. I suggest you check that the shaft is not bent before installing.
 
Regards,
 
Nash


Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 13:31:00 -0700
From: "dion fields" 
Subject: 115 differential disassembly

greetings respected digestibles,

i recently got a replacement rear end for my 73 GTV since
my original one was humming. the "new" one from APE
consists of the pumpkin and the left side tube and axle.
i need to swap the right side tube and axle from my old
diff' onto the replacement diff'.

what is a good way to pull out the axle? my shop manual
says to just use the special puller. but i imagine there is
someway the axle is retained in the tube, rather than just
pressed in. does the parking brake assembly do the 
retaining? is there another style puller i could use, like a slide 
puller, or is there somewhere i could rent the alfa puller from ?

- -dion fields
- -'73 gtv
- -los angeles
The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.
--
to be removed from alfa, see /bin/digest-subs.cgi
or email "unsubscribe alfa" to majordomo@domain.elided