I am trying to fit new rear suspension control arm on my '88 Fiat 126,
part number 4 here:

http://www.126bis.de/div/126-60.jpg

I removed old one from the car, and now I need to transfer hub to the
new one:

http://www.126bis.de/div/126-48.jpg

I unscrewed the axle stub nut, and tried to pull out the axle stub. It
moves about 5 mm in and out, but that's all. I screwed the nut back on
for a few threads, and hit it with a hammer. Not hard, but axle stub
does not seem to want to go out.

What do I do? Use a larger hammer, or I can damage something?


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In article , Yvan says...

> What do I do? Use a larger hammer, or I can damage something?

How big was the hammer you were using? If it was a claw hammer or a 
small ball pein, you can hit it as hard as you like all day long and 
it'll never move. 

Use a proper lump hammer on it. One good whack should see it come out.

Bigger the blob, better the job.

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On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:48:31 -0000, Conor  wrote:

> In article , Yvan says...
>
>> What do I do? Use a larger hammer, or I can damage something?
>
> How big was the hammer you were using? If it was a claw hammer or a
> small ball pein, you can hit it as hard as you like all day long and
> it'll never move.
>
> Use a proper lump hammer on it. One good whack should see it come out.
>
> Bigger the blob, better the job.
>

Bigger hammer, and a bit of copper/brass/wood to stop you buggering up the  
splines if you cock up. Given how long it's been there it'll probably have  
stuck due to a little rust.

Nedavno Duncan Wood napisa:

> > How big was the hammer you were using? If it was a claw hammer or a
> > small ball pein, you can hit it as hard as you like all day long and
> > it'll never move.
> >
> > Use a proper lump hammer on it. One good whack should see it come
> > out.
> >
> > Bigger the blob, better the job.
> >
> 
> Bigger hammer, and a bit of copper/brass/wood to stop you buggering
> up the splines if you cock up. Given how long it's been there it'll
> probably have stuck due to a little rust.


Thank you both, I used bigger hammer, and a piece of hardwood and out
it went.



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On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:32:43 -0000, Yvan  wrote:

> Nedavno Duncan Wood napisa:
>
>> > How big was the hammer you were using? If it was a claw hammer or a
>> > small ball pein, you can hit it as hard as you like all day long and
>> > it'll never move.
>> >
>> > Use a proper lump hammer on it. One good whack should see it come
>> > out.
>> >
>> > Bigger the blob, better the job.
>> >
>>
>> Bigger hammer, and a bit of copper/brass/wood to stop you buggering
>> up the splines if you cock up. Given how long it's been there it'll
>> probably have stuck due to a little rust.
>
>
> Thank you both, I used bigger hammer, and a piece of hardwood and out
> it went.
>
>
>

Asking before you break it isn't always wise, but when it pays off it's  
worth it & every other time.


-- 
Duncan Wood

Nedavno Duncan Wood napisa:

> Asking before you break it isn't always wise, but when it pays off
> it's worth it & every other time.


Well it seems that I managed to break something.

When I removed the first axle stub it come out with half of the bearing.
I could see rollers within grease. I thought that it is suppose to go
out like this, but second one come out without anything, just the axle
stub. I already bolted back the first one and if I tighten the nut by
it is OK, any more - I can not turn axle stub by hand.

I'll probably have to change the bearing :-(




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On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:32:48 +0100, Yvan@office wrote:

> 
> I'll probably have to change the bearing :-(

It's probably better that you change it now while it's apart rather than 
put it all back together and THEN decide you want to change it!



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On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:41:10 -0000, Chris Dugan   
wrote:

> On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:32:48 +0100, Yvan@office wrote:
>
>>
>> I'll probably have to change the bearing :-(
>
> It's probably better that you change it now while it's apart rather than
> put it all back together and THEN decide you want to change it!
>
>
>

Whilst kind of true they do come apart fairly regularly when you knock the  
stub out & normally you can refit them without a huge problem if you can  
get the old race off the stub without abusing it.