Gene posted this tech advice on one of the UK forums recently, so I thought I’d recreate the post here:
Got some time to take a GS/SS hub apart.
1. Here we see the plate still installed that we are going to use to knock the axle out. Make sure the swing arm is supported on 2 blocks – you can just see them sticking out from underneath.
2. This shows the bearing retaining ring is removed – just the axle and bearing are remaining.
3. Use some heat to expand the aluminum.
4. A little more heat. Make sure to have some Twizzlers on hand for snacks. Yum Yum
5. Good use of an old socket and extension bar. Make sure whatever you use for a Drift is only going to hit the center of the plate – not the lipped edges which are actually part of the axle.
6. A few whacks and the plate has moved down, pushing the axle out with it.
7. Here you can see the plate has moved down. This shows well what is axle, and what is plate.
8. Axle falls right out. You can see it still has both bearings on it. That’s the next fun part. Removing the bearings from the axle without damaging it. The axle that is. Your gonna really damage the bearings getting them off. I had the two blocks of wood situated right on the center of the swing arm, the part that the ring nut screws into.
9. Cant quite see the plate in there. Blame the photographer!
10. Hollow swing arm, axle out, and plate out as well.
Any questions? Post them up in the comments and we’ll answer.
-Gene
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