Removing front axle wheel flange on B21?

LazyBoy · Sep 26, 2008

What's involved? My front wheel almost fell off due to improper screw in studs installed by the previous owner, now the holes are completely stripped and I don't want to heli-coil them or go to the next size so I wanted to just drill the flange for press in studs but as can be seen from the picture there isn't room to install the stud from the backside so if it's not a big job I was just going to remove the housing and try to remove the flange, but I can't find a diagram of how it's all put together and don't want to make a big job out of a little one!!!

LazyBoy · Sep 27, 2008

So, nobody's ever pulled one of these before?

lp333 · Sep 27, 2008

drain oil
remove the gear case mounting screws
remove the gear case cover
slide the bearing off the axle
slide the bevel gear off the axle
remove the collar from the axle
slide the axle out of the gear case (be careful not to damage seal)
repair studs

LazyBoy · Sep 27, 2008

lp333 said:
drain oil
remove the gear case mounting screws
remove the gear case cover
slide the bearing off the axle
slide the bevel gear off the axle
remove the collar from the axle
slide the axle out of the gear case (be careful not to damage seal)
repair studs

Thanks, doesn't sound like a big deal, I was afraid there might be more to it.

LazyBoy · Sep 27, 2008

Well, I took it all apart and got the new studs in and it's all back together, I could see why it failed to start with, someone had stripped the threads in all the holes so they just took some studs and threaded them into what was left of the old threads and then tack welded them to the wheel flange!!!! I had to grind off the old welds so the studs would sit flat.