c3 rear hub removal problems
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2nd Gear
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c3 rear hub removal problems
Hello,
I am trying to install a new ridetech suspension on my '78 vette and can't get the old rear hubs or rotors off of the trailing arms. Is there a hub puller or technique besides banging the S*%t out of it??
DW
I am trying to install a new ridetech suspension on my '78 vette and can't get the old rear hubs or rotors off of the trailing arms. Is there a hub puller or technique besides banging the S*%t out of it??
DW
Last edited by Dwhit; Sep 19, 2019 at 06:04 PM.
Drifting
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Are these the original rotors? Have you drilled out the rivets that hold the rotor on?
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the bearing assembly has a flange that is bolted to the TA, 4 bolts, accessed from under the car after you remove the half shaft. Easier to access with the TA removed. Now would be a good time to replace the TA bushings. It's been several years since I did that job. I don't recommend beating on them.
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the bearing assembly has a flange that is bolted to the TA, 4 bolts, accessed from under the car after you remove the half shaft. Easier to access with the TA removed. Now would be a good time to replace the TA bushings. It's been several years since I did that job. I don't recommend beating on them.
Drifting
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When I did mine I purchased a spindle knocker. Hammered on that damn thing for what seemed like all afternoon, but it came off. No damage except the tool looked like it belonged in a mushroom garden.
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If the rivets havve been drilled out and the rotor is off, then its probably just the parking brake grabbing on the inner surface. Jusst adjust them all the way in to the loosest setting an dthey should come apart. Take pictures of the parking brake assembly to assist in putting it back together correctly provided they are working and adjusted correctly now
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EDIT....if there's a way to access the old issues of 'Corvette Fever' magazine, they did a very thorough article, back in the mid-1990s, on how to rebuild the rear wheel bearings on a C-2, C-3. That was my reference, when I rebuilt the t/a on the '79 that my wife used to own.
Last edited by leadfoot4; Sep 20, 2019 at 08:18 AM. Reason: additional information
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This is the best way to remove the axle. A 5lb mini sledge and a few wacks will get them out. If the tool doesn't easily screw on the axle you have thread damage that you have to correct or replace the axle.