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front Hub removal
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:05 pm
by swervygerdy
Evening all
I want to take the front hub of my 406, as its the same same as the 205 1.9gti that I managed to ruin the threads on.Its just the hub itself that I want.
I've removed the hub nut, the caliper and the brake disk - do I just gently tap it of the end of the drive shaft with a mallet?
Thanks
Gerard
Re: front Hub removal
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:23 pm
by totaleclipse
put a screw on the end of teh driveshaft and chap the driveshaft backwards out of the hub.
have you un done the ball joint, track rod end and detached it from the strut?
Re: front Hub removal
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:25 pm
by HimBigChief
I want to take the front hub of my 406, as its the same same as the 205 1.9gti that I managed to ruin the threads on.Its just the hub itself that I want.
Are you sure? I know most 306 hubs are the same (16mm balljoint) but I thought 406 hubs were different?
Re: front Hub removal
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:40 pm
by bigblue2
sorry to hijack this thread but does anybody have any tips on how to remove the driveshaft nuts , need to do both wheel bearings but working on my own i cant seem to budge the nut, a freind as offered to press the old bearings out and new in but need to take him the hubs, on cars i've done in the past it was easy ish as could get to the nut with the wheel on the ground but with no acsess with the wheel on this option is gone, any help would be great thanks
Re: front Hub removal
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:59 pm
by HimBigChief
Get a friend/neighbour/jack handle to press the brake pedal while you undo the nut?
Re: front Hub removal
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:56 pm
by totaleclipse
put a screw driver thru the caliper into the vents on the disc to stop it turning.
Re: front Hub removal
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:03 pm
by Doggy
totaleclipse wrote:put a screw driver thru the caliper into the vents on the disc to stop it turning.
This works a treat
Used it on a scrapper to undo crankshaft pulley nut with the assistance of a scaffold pole over my breaker bar
- Really handy finding that lying against the fence too:)
On closer inspection, scaffold pole was stamped, "STOLEN FROM BLOGGS & CO 0157...."
Re: front Hub removal
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:23 pm
by jasper5
Be careful using a screwdriver through the caliper into the disc slots, this could cause the disc to fracture, no problem on a scrapper, but....
I have put the wheel bolts back in and lodged a crowbar between the wheel bolts and the floor, then fitted a long bar and socket onto the nut, then stood on the bar to "crack" the nut free.