Help Removing Hub Assembly

[willie25]

help removing hub ass,im currently trying to remove the hub ass from my car for blue dragon at the moment but the only thing i cant get off is the hub nut,ive broke the teeth on my brand new ratchet trying,i thot that the driveshaft at the gearbox side would have just pulled out can anyone tell me whats holding it in any help appreciated thanks willie

[Spaceman]

help removing hub ass,im currently trying to remove the hub ass from my car for blue dragon at the moment but the only thing i cant get off is the hub nut,ive broke the teeth on my brand new ratchet trying,i thot that the driveshaft at the gearbox side would have just pulled out can anyone tell me whats holding it in any help appreciated thanks willie

yeh im having this trouble i snapped a brand new 2 foot breaker bar on one at the knuckle.

as for gearbox side sure there is a pin in it. hth greig

P.S 2 hours chiseling to get one nut off greig

[willie25]

yeh im having this trouble i snapped a brand new 2 foot breaker bar on one at the knuckle.

as for gearbox side sure there is a pin in it. hth greig

P.S 2 hours chiseling to get one nut off greig

lol i had the same bother wi my van and i ended up chiseling it off too,my brandnew ratchet too just bought a full socket set yesterday

[t3hWIT]

This is all you'll see of the pin:

http://img262.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1003089vp8.jpg

Two pictures on removing it:

http://img508.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1003090yu2.jpg

http://img511.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1003092hn9.jpg

I posted a DIY thread on changing the axles. It can be found here:

http://www.rs25.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66471

You will have to either disconnect the ball joint or remove the two bolts on the strut in order to pull the axle far enough to remove it from the splines coming out of the differential. After it is disconnected at the transmission, push it aside and remove the splined portion from the hub. If you follow that DIY I posted, you shouldn't have any problems.

Edited October 16, 2008 by t3hWIT

[emoe]

Willie, if you have to get the Nut off, then removing the splines from the gearbox isnt going to help you.

You will find that when the nuts are put on they become seriously tight after a while.

I have found the only way to remove these is with a 1/2 drive impact, as the shock of the rattle moves the nut. When you use a breaker bar or such like you are putting POSITIVE pressure on the nut, and at a constant force. That wont move it. It needs to have the same kind of FORCE but applied in judders! if that wont remove it, then warm the nut up with a blowtorch and it will come off.

[willie25]

Willie, if you have to get the Nut off, then removing the splines from the gearbox isnt going to help you.

You will find that when the nuts are put on they become seriously tight after a while.

I have found the only way to remove these is with a 1/2 drive impact, as the shock of the rattle moves the nut. When you use a breaker bar or such like you are putting POSITIVE pressure on the nut, and at a constant force. That wont move it. It needs to have the same kind of FORCE but applied in judders! if that wont remove it, then warm the nut up with a blowtorch and it will come off.

Cheers managed to get it off but as i was trying to pull the driveshaft out the spline at the hub end it broke away from the gearbox must have bust the pin that holds it in

[gus the bus]

....and after all your efforts Willie it doesnt fit seemingly the ABS mounting on the Terzo and 98MY is different from the MY2000 car.

Back to square one!

Hub assembly required for a Terzo/MY98 impreza (NS front)

Gus