<VV> Re: axel yoke

[Ron]

Larry, do you have a picture of your puller?
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Forman" <larry at forman.net>
To: "Gary Swiatowy" <mopar at jbcs2.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 9:46 AM
Subject: <VV> Re: axel yoke


>I made my own mondo axle puller that has never failed to work and remove 
>any axle yoke without the need for heat.  I got a scrap piece of about 1/2 
>inch plate steel, but 3/8 inch would have worked too, and welded on a very 
>short (about 3/8 inch) piece of iron pipe about an inch or more in diameter 
>and to that welded a grade 8 nut about an inch ID.  With four holes around 
>the perimeter to make with the four U-joint bolt holes and a large bolt 
>mating with the welded nut, it works very well.  The pipe stub and nut 
>nestle inside the axle yoke to be pulled off and the large bolt is just 
>long enough to pull the yoke off with a lot of force.  I have mistakenly 
>used a large puller in the past and made a corkscrew out of the main 
>thread.  I just kept trying to force it off without taking my time and 
>applying force then using PB Blaster and lots of banging until it backed 
>off just a little bit.  Then repeat.  Since it is just held on with rust, 
>it will slide off with enough removal force.  Make DARN sure you have 
>removed the retaining bolt and washer before applying the force of the 
>puller.  I used a grade 5 large bolt, but it is slowly getting banged and 
>the end threads distorted.  It would need to be ground off if ever 
>replaced.  A better approach would be to use a grade 8 large bolt to mate 
>with the grade 8 welded nut.
>
> You can make something similar using just a heavy washer, long bolt and 
> nut and another axle yoke bolted to the one coming off.  I believe that 
> Lew Young wrote up the instructions for this and they are in the CORSA 
> Tech Guide.  I would weld a large handle on the side of the nut to help 
> hold it or lock it into the A-arm to stop it from turning.
>
> Larry
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