Author Topic: Pulling out alloy hubs on tuffs (Read 1006 times)

Hmoon27 · « **on:** June 14, 2014, 10:26 PM »

Sure there was a thread on it somewhere but can't find it

Anyone point me in the right direction?

fischflo · « **Reply #1 on:** June 15, 2014, 11:42 AM »

here's one bout pulling out pushed in hubs/tuffs
->http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,167861.0.html

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laidback · « **Reply #2 on:** June 15, 2014, 12:02 PM »

I repaired that hub. It is time consuming. I laid the wheel on a workmate, protected by towels etc. Opened the workmate up so the hub was lying in the 'gap'. As the thread says, you need to use a drift and a hammer and a lot of brute force, but eventually it will straighten up.

Post some pics of the wheel so we can see how bad it is

MartyC · « **Reply #3 on:** June 16, 2014, 12:48 PM »

I'm sure someone rigged up a "puller" type tool to do this. I know bitd my mates dad made up something but he was an engineer and I can't remember how it worked but essentially it pulled on one alloy flange while pushing on the other.