front Hub removal

[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

[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?

[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?

[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

[HimBigChief]

Get a friend/neighbour/jack handle to press the brake pedal while you undo the nut?

[totaleclipse]

put a screw driver thru the caliper into the vents on the disc to stop it turning.

[Doggy]

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...."

[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.