Cone washers: What tools do you use to get them off.

[captahab18]

73 fj40 going to rebuild the front axle.

Ok guys. On the tech section over at ih8mud they have a front axle rebuild site. Its pretty good and descriptive.

When it came to the cone washers they used brass drifts. I ve called around and asked a few shops hardware and automotive and neither have heard of them.

So My question is this. What the hell do you guys use to get the cone washers off?

One guy told me to leave nuts on a little and tap on the free wheel bearing hub a bit to help loosen them up.

Any more advice that you guys can give me?

[spazbot]

All the info has been covered before

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... ne+washers

[captahab18]

Thanks ...sorry for being lazy and forgetting about the usefulness of the search button.

I would delete this post if i could because of the redundency. Moderator can delete if they like.

[Ruggers]

you use a brass drift. bursons or repco should be able to help you i got mine from a bearing joint that sells tools. thay are worth haveing as you can push you bearing cones in with them as well

[Gerhard]

sorry, as I´m a newbie here, I don´t know if this is already linked somewhere over here:

http://www.birfield.com/~morgan/tech/axle/

good description, but he´s writing that he did remove the cone washers with a chisel and a hammer - and that the brass drift method is much better.