Originally Posted by CooperMan
Originally Posted by John V6
Not too late the local garage couldn't get the splined wheel coupling to come off the half shaft. I taking it to Allon Whites in Oct. On the plus side the local guys said no charge as they couldn't fix it.


They can be an absolute sod to split, AW will have the appropriate puller for splined hubs & perhaps a gentle blow over with the gas axe

Hope you get it sorted


Agreed - different axle on mine but had an absolute nightmare. Had a heavy duty hydraulic splitter on mine for about 48hrs and extended up splitting the end of the axle and snapping the nut in half...

In the end, removed the half shaft and took it to the Bellengers. They have a massive industrial traction engine hub puller. They stuck it on, but no joy. Then a load of oxy, but no joy. Then the sledge hammer can out. After much heating, pulling and smacking it eventually came free. Turns out the previous 'restorer' had put the woodruff key in the wrong way round. Then discovered that the wheel studs had been fitted akin to an earthquale in a graveyard so ended up getting a replacement half shaft and hub.....

1972 4/4 4 seater, 1981 MGB GT
1984 Harley Davidson Electra Glide, 1990 Kawasaki ZX10