Leave the wheels and tires bolted to the drum, squirt some grease on the floor
under the tires, let the jack down to take the weight off the spindle, and slide
the drum/wheels off the spindle. Then roll them aside. Or, buy a hydraulic wheel
dolly for a lot of money.
DaveCole wrote:
> I have an M51 (M54 dump version) and I would like to pull the hubs to regrease
> the wheel bearings. I had to pull off one set of duals (wow are those
> wheels/tires heavy!) and I got down to the hub and chickened out. The brake
> drum and hub assembly has to be at least 150 lbs, am I right. How do I pull
> the hubs without damaging the seal, banging up the axle threads, etc and not
> drop the brake drum and hub on my feet once I actually get it free, all while
> bending over to get underneath the dump body. I could try and balance the hub
> on a jack and roll it out, but that also sound precarious.
>
> I have a bad hub seal on one front wheel, so I have to get these hubs off
> somehow.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated!
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave
>
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