Removing hubs???

[Matt37]

How easy is it to remove the hubs on a quad??

If someone has done it and can give me tips i would appreciate it.

Thanks

[chucked]

well first you must understand the basic concepts of quantom geometry and understand that the torque in a square pattern is much larger then an oval, circle, or rectangle, knowing that take off cotter pin, take of nut, take off hub

[sampleez]

you are talking about the wheel hubs, right? cause if so....it's pretty dang straight forward. but i'll go ahead and go over it with ya..... :o

on the rear-- take off the wheels, take the cotter pin out if there is one, and loosen the nut.

on the front-- take of the wheels, take the brake calipers off, cotter pin out, loosen nut.

[Doober]

when i removed the nut to take of the hub it was on there quite tight from the factory. i tried an impact wrench but did nothing. so i used a torque wrench and that worked. did anyone else have that much trouble?

[chucked]

Originally posted by yfzrider32
when i removed the nut to take of the hub it was on there quite tight from the factory. i tried an impact wrench but did nothing. so i used a torque wrench and that worked. did anyone else have that much trouble?

yes they need to be on tight or the splines will wear out.

[Matt37]

I did not put the pins back on, will that affect anything???

[TheFontMaster]

Originally posted by Matt37
I did not put the pins back on, will that affect anything???

Put them back in, it keeps the castle nut from backing out and your hubs falling off.

[sampleez]

did you not put it in cause it broke, or it won't line back up?

but if the nuts ever get loose, they could fall off....and maybe the wheel too :eek2: so try and get something in there, even just some strong bailing wire.

yeah, put them back in or you risk the chance of them comin loose while your riding

Originally posted by Matt37
I did not put the pins back on, will that affect anything???

I fogot once, lost the nut in the woods.

[250xridamatt]

Sounds like that could have been painful...

My friend used a pipe cleaner for a cotter pin in his old warrior. :p

[Matt37]

Iam having trouble getting the pins out, I thought all you had to do is line up the pin and push it through but it is being a pain in the butt. Everytime i try to get it through it bends :mad:

[sampleez]

do you have any new pins, about the same size? if so, just cut them, right below the loop.

and how much did you get out of the vette? the fuelie's are pretty rare...right?

[Dannys440]

what i did is cut the top off of the cotter pin then pulled half of it out(the other half falls out most of the time).Then when i go to reinstall i put a cotter key in it,easer to work with imo.

[Matt37]

Thanks guys.

Sampleez I got $87,500... rather awkward story to it. I was at a local car show, guy comes up to the car looks at it for a good 10-15 minutes. Then comes up to me and said i want this car telling me how he has been looking for a fuelie in that condition for quit a long time now. The price was right so i said okay, sent me a cert. check the next day! The judge is going to Barrett Jackson in Scotsdale. Then i will probably be picking up a 66 big block from my friend. I have never been without a classic car so once i sell my two I am going to need a replacement.

[Doober]

Originally posted by mittimj
I fogot once, lost the nut in the woods.

ahhh yes that happened to me too except out on the track, luckily they watered it before my heat and they said any one who wanted to work the track in could so me and my friend said what the heck and while i was out there it fell off while i was going slow or else it could have been bad.

[Matt37]

Do you think if i cut all the cotton pins that are on there now and replaced them with like a paper clip all folded it would do its job??

[smorris]

Originally posted by chucked
well first you must understand the basic concepts of quantom geometry and understand that the torque in a square pattern is much larger then an oval, circle, or rectangle, knowing that take off cotter pin, take of nut, take off hub
Thats funny stuff right thar, I dont care who ya are...!!

[chucked]

Originally posted by Matt37
Do you think if i cut all the cotton pins that are on there now and replaced them with like a paper clip all folded it would do its job??

lmfao, I can tell your not the one restoring your classic cars.

[Matt37]

Originally posted by chucked
lmfao, I can tell your not the one restoring your classic cars.


Thats all i go, All the regular cotton pins snapped off. All it does is keep the bolt from sliding out and it will do its job. Better than using pipe cleaner like one guy said...:p... thanks for the reply though, it was a useful one.... :rolleyes:

[chucked]

How about going to the store and buying some new cotter pins :rolleyes:

[Matt37]

Originally posted by chucked
How about going to the store and buying some new cotter pins :rolleyes:

Yea, but that would be the easy way out. I like to make everything difficult... I probably will just end up going to get them.... the paper clips look pretty good in there.:p

Originally posted by chucked
How about going to the store and buying some new cotter pins :rolleyes: no, he wants cotton pins:rolleyes:

[chucked]

Originally posted by aLLoY MX 428
no, he wants cotton pins:rolleyes:

LMFAO ooooooooooo...

[LTandRaptorider]

Originally posted by aLLoY MX 428
no, he wants cotton pins:rolleyes:

They are sooo much softer than cotter pins... :blah:

An alternative is to use hitch pins... ;)

[chucked]

Originally posted by aLLoY MX 428

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: [/B][/QUOTE]

yea we saw it

[chucked]

Originally posted by LTandRaptorider
They are sooo much softer than cotter pins... :blah:

An alternative is to use hitch pins... ;)

what about clothes pins?

[LTandRaptorider]

Originally posted by chucked
what about clothes pins?

Dam, I never thought of that! Wait, I have one on my nose because I just dropped a couple of the Cosby kids off at the pool... :eek: :devil:

[Matt37]

sorry i mis-typed something alloy, God didn't create everyone perfect like you.

[chucked]

Originally posted by Matt37
sorry i mis-typed something alloy, God didn't create everyone perfect like you.

yea right I know you asked the guy at the hardware store for a "cotton pin" :D