Stubborn wheel help

[shanhamm 0]

I'm trying to take the rear wheels off the 637 so I can pull my trans out. But I'm having problems with one wheel, shes a bit rusted on and tried everything to get it off. Any past experience anyone could share to help out?

[BLT 725]

Shanon, if you can't loosen it with penetrating oi, you will have to use heat (big time)on the sleeve part to break the rust loose. I had to sacrifice a tire on my 738. You might be lucky enough to pull it back with a "T" bar puller and long bolts thru the weight holes.

[ehertzfeld 3]

Yep, heat is the only way to get thouse off.

[shanhamm 0]

Thanks guys, I tried heat, but my little plumbers torch prolly doesn't give out enough heat. I'll figure somthing out.|)

[FastPaul 0]

Get it red hot ( your going to have to replace the seal) and then quench it fast with the hose and cool it off, then it will slide right off dOd

[bud119195 119]

I pulled mine apart today and found out shift fork was popped out of place , try pulling the drain plug on top and see if you can get inside with a screwdriver and see if you can get it back in. Maybe you wont have to pull wheels.

[Al 6]

Hi, We have had good luck with an air chisel. We don't usually put anything on it first or if we do spray on carb or brake cleaner. We use a blunt chisel and pound around the hub to "crack" and powder the rust. Then we use a fairly dull chisel and hold the hammer about 45 degrees to the hub and go around and try to pound it off. If it don't go, we then spray it with penetraating oil and let it set. If we can't break it loose then we heat it with a torch to almost red and get on it with the chisel. Usually they will come. Have had 2 I had to cut off with the torch. One we put a steel doughnut on the inside and bolts through the wheel to a puller on the outside heated the hub and pulled the web in the rim off the hub. Then we cut the hub off with a torch. Wear good gloves and don't get burned. Al Eden

[SimpleTom 4]

Shanon, Pull the trans from the rest of the frame. Then get a brass drift and one or two people to help. Have someone hold the tire/wheel assembly with the trans hanging down. Either have some soft padding or someone else under the trans to catch it. Then place the brass drift into the end of the wheel and hit it with a 5 lb sledge hammer. The brass drift won't damage the axle and it should come out with two or three hits. I have had the same problem with three different wheels and have had no problems neither with the trans operation or the axle mushrooming. Tom

[shanhamm 0]

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Originally posted by bud119195
I pulled mine apart today and found out shift fork was popped out of place , try pulling the drain plug on top and see if you can get inside with a screwdriver and see if you can get it back in. Maybe you wont have to pull wheels.

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I can get it in all the gears now.|) But somthing else is not right:(! For every revolution a wheel turns, at the same spot everytime the wheels will lock up. so to make a long story short somthing else is broke and I have no choice but to tear her apart.C It can use a good rebuild anyways, for some reason it won't stay in third gear unless I hold the shifter by hand. well see whats going on in there?XX(8