Outer Limits 4x4 Board

mornin,
i need to remove the front diff off my hilux,i have got the hub cover of fine but i am now down to the fun job of removing the cone washers. i have soaked them in wd-40 all day yesterday and have been belting them with a drift and hammer but they will not budge.
ive tried hitting the hub but it is having no effect at all
so does anybody have any tips to get these bastards out??
thanks

macklux83 wrote:and have been belting them with a drift and hammer but they will not budge. ive tried hitting the hub but it is having no effect at all

Hit it harder

remove your rear tailshaft, put the nuts back on the axle studs on the front loosely leave them at least a full turn off the cone washers) and take it for a drive in front wheel drive. a 10 minute tour will have them all loose.\

thanks dumbdunce,
will go give that a shot now
cheers

hit it on one side till it breaks away and put a big flat head screw driver to lever that side while hitting the other side and they pop off

Stop making love to it and hit the bastard!:P

dumbdunce wrote:remove your rear tailshaft, put the nuts back on the axle studs on the front loosely leave them at least a full turn off the cone washers) and take it for a drive in front wheel drive. a 10 minute tour will have them all loose.\

That is truly a novel idea, Brian I'll try that one of these days on a landcruiser that hasn't had its drive flanges removed since it left Japan 15 years ago.

Cheers,
Dave

dumbdunce,
tried your idea,but no luck
think it is time to give the problem to someone else.....

ok get a hammer and a shit socket extension bar, place the extenstion bar onto the emd of the stud with the bad cone washer and then belt it with a hammer, the cone washer sould pop out then, it may take a few hits

thanks for the help everyone,
finally got the things off
cheers

what did you end up doing hitting it harder with the hammer

You should use a brass drift if your going to hit the studs. A short, focused, very hard wack should get them off (like Mr Miyagi with the nail into wood), you need to shock them out of place. Hitting the side of the hub will just dent it, but this will also work...

pice off tube over them and hit it works well