<VV> Separating rear axle bearing from brake backing plate

[Williams, Rickie]

My approach would be to put the backing plate nuts back on to about 1/4 an
inch from tight, then take a sharp flat chisel with vice grips clamped to it
as a handle for one hand and draw back and swing hard with a hefty hammer
and hit the chisel.  This is to be done from the brake shoe side of the
backing plate with the chisel aimed at the crack between the plate and the
bearing housing. The reason for putting the nuts back on most of the way is
to one take care of the majority of the threads and also to keep the pieces
from flopping around and thus using up all the energy produced by the swing
of your hammer. 

Rickie Williams
Columbia, KY

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> Sent: 	Tuesday, April 13, 2004 9:20 AM
> To: 	virtualvairs@corvair.org
> Subject: 	<VV> Separating rear axle bearing from brake backing plate
> 
> Howdy!
> 
> I got up early this morning and started taking the right rear axle
> assembly 
> apart on my 1962 Monza so I can change out a bad rear axle bearing.  I
> thought 
> that the problem would be in taking the yoke off.  I'll find out about
> that 
> later.
> 
> I dissassembled everything according to the 61 shop manual.  The only
> problem 
> is that the rear axle bearing assembly seems to be firmly attached to the 
> brake backing plate.  The pictures in the manual show the axle (with
> bearing) 
> coming out of the rear brake backing plate without dissassembling the
> brakes.  I 
> think that can be done if and when the bearing assembly decides to come
> loose. 
>  I'm sure this is the original bearing and has been in place for 42 years.
> I 
> took the 4 nuts off of the studs on the rear suspension arm and got the
> "U" 
> joint off.  The axle moved outward, but attached to the brake backing
> plate.  I 
> thought a few strikes with a punch and a hammer on the sides of the
> bearing 
> assembly (directly on the brake backing plate) would help.  So far no
> luck.  I 
> have sprayed Kano Aerokroil penetrating oil all around the bearing
> assembly 
> (at the edges) and in back of the plate where the axle comes out.  I
> tapped on 
> it a considerable time and have given up for the moment.  
> 
> If anyone knows of a trick, or something that isn't in the manual, I would
> 
> appreciate any help.  I hope that when I get home this afternoon I will
> have 
> something that will help.
> 
> Thanks
> Randy Vidrine
> 62 Monza PG Coupe
> Branch, LA 
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