EZGO rear wheel removal
I have tried every hub removal device I can find. The hub won't budge. I have sprayed with every type of cleaner or blaster I can find. Tried heat w torch. It won't budge. Any advice? My next attempt is to use a grinder and cut the hub off.
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3 Kommentare
@jthawthorne what model EZGO do you have?
von oldturkey03
Do away with the torch and buying a puller! Here is what I did. Take off the wheel and the castle nut and spray with PB Blaster. Let soak 15-30 minutes or so. Do not put the castle nut back on, but put the wheel and lugs back on. With the cart still lifted on the one side, beat the back side of the tire with a rubber mallet several times and it should come loose.
von toolteam4x4
I tried everything mentioned here - a few different penetrating oils (including PB Blaster), a hub puller with center push screw, a hub puller with a slide hammer, a torch, a regular hammer, putting the wheel back on and beating it. Didn't get even a tiny wiggle. Finally took the angle grinder to it and made mincemeat of the whole thing. It did come off, but I nicked up the axle in the process, so I get to replace that, too.
Regarding old Turkey's fix, I think it's misleading to say the least. According to every diagram I've seen, the hub and the drum are part of the same piece - in that regard, no, you cannot remove the hub without removing the drum, but it's because they're the same thing. And it's not the brake drum that's held in place by 4 bolts, it's the backing plate - which is also the piece that holds the brake pads. The diagram included is unfortunate, since it cuts off the name of all the relevant pieces. I've seen elsewhere that #102 is the hub/drum, and #89 is the backing plate.
von Bob