Re: TOY: RE hubs

[Peeter <peeter@xxxxxxxx>]

Here's another method:

"The best way is to essentially vibrate them enough so they pop up far
enough to grab with needle-nose pliers. One method is to find a socket with
an inside diameter greater that the washers. Slip it over the end of the
stud, and tap in gently with a hammer, being careful not to mar the hub
body. This is often the only encouragement the washers need. If gentle
tapping doesn't work, spray a little pentrating oil on the washers, and hit
the socket harder. A large brass punch can be held directly against the
studs and whacked good with a hammer. Brass is soft enough to prevent
damaging the studs or hub, but hard enough to transmit the shock loads we
need. If that still doesn't work, put the nuts back on the studs, with just
enough turns so they stay at the ends of the threads, then using the hammer
and brass punch, beat on the hub body in various places. This can be so
effective that the washers will literally fly off the studs. The nuts we
slightly threaded on the end of the studs will prevent this.


Found it here: http://www.off-road.com/toyota/tech/aisin/


Pete