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Following on from a post a couple of weeks ago about tools for removing the rear hubs on a Morgan.
A fellow Talk Morganeer very kindly sent me a copy of a drawing of the tool which he uses and after doing the hard parts (blind screw cutting a left hand thread) Sod's law intervened!
At this weekends Beaulieu Autojumble, I came across Orson Equipment's stall which had the very tool I was trying to make on it!
Its a fairly substantial bit of kit and seems more than adequate for the task in hand. Its dual ended so one side does the RH thread and other side does the LH threads.
Both ends are the correct 42m/m x 8 TPI for Morgan hubs
Price was £80 which seems good value compared to the cost of a halfway decent three leg puller!
Orson Equipment also had a range of Morgan wheel spinners in the usual formats: with ears, without ears, with the Morgan script and without the Morgan script. These were £20 each
Usual disclaimer: I've absolutely no connection with Orson Equipment Ltd.
Contact details: Orson Equipment, Camco House, Dale Street, Bilston WV14 7JY 01902 906 290. Email - sales@orson-equipment.co.uk
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Richard
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Good find Arwyn and it looks very promising, that is not big money by special tool standards.
Have you actually tried it on wire wheel hubs yet?
My experience was that they were often really well stuck on, and it took an awful lots of force to put a shock load on them , or use of "the big warming spanner" before they would free off.
Andy G
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That will be this afternoons job!!!
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On the one I showed a picture and sent a drawing I use a 3/4" drive bar with a 3' cheater to get leverage. When it released it did so with a "BANG". Fortunately I was prepared and only loosened the axle nut enough to give a little space. This could do major damage to You or what ever was in its path. I remember using a 3 leg puller and left it for the night. There was a big dent in Mrs. Button's XJ6 door as a result.
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£80 sounds like very good value, good find.
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Well I tried it last night on my spare axle and it works!!
Installed it with a little bit of copperslip on all threads especially the centre bolt and a scrap piece of brass between the bottom of the bolt and castle nut.
Tightened it up with my breaker bar and no extensions.
Once it had tension on it I gave the hub a clout with a copper hammer and bang, off the taper it came!!
Thumbs up from me!!
Arwyn
Last edited by Arwyn Williams; 06/09/16 04:38 PM.
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Good result Arwyn.
Looks like a must-have tool for all of those with wire wheels.
Last edited by MOG 615; 06/09/16 04:57 PM.
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Learner Plates Off!
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Any chance of a picture of the puller?
Jim.
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