nang Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Being a school bus driver I'm coming to the end of my 5 week holiday. As I had NOTHING to do to my cars (a temporary condition I know !) I decided to take the cover off the lathe and make me a couple of hub pullers.The one on the right I made a while ago to get the rear hubs off the Spitfire,I found a bit of scrap plate and pipe and made the one for the 2500 rear hubs. I gave these two to my mate to weld as he does this for a living and has a 250 amp mig. My 130 amp one is quite adequate for most of my jobs but a bit light for these I felt. A dozen cans later and I had them done.I'm sure I'm not the only one who has struggled getting the diff output flanges off to replace the oil seals. In the past I've used heat and a FBH to separate them.It came to me that I could use a spare axle flange, one of ther easiest jobs I've done, chopped the u j lugs off, turned a bit of a flat on the face and welded a 3/4" nut on.Very surprised how easily things come apart with the right tools. I had a couple of old diffs laying around and had the bits off with no effort.Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogie Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hi Tony, that's good stuff. I retired a couple of years ago and had to buy a lathe to replace the one I was used to in my old department.Since then I've been making unobtanium parts for the TR4A - not very cost effective but satisfying.Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Lathes are fun, m'kay.From feckedTo a nice new piece with a four-start thread (the old dead one is on the left and the new in its home) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piman Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hello Tony, very useful, a little tip for the future, try and find some deep nuts so as to spread the thread load, often sold as screwed rod connector nuts. That's what I used on a spring compressor for my Jaguar.I've had a lathe for very many years but I have just added a vertical milling machine, I should have bought one long ago,as it's so useful.Alec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nang Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Ted.I welded the nuts on first then ran a tap through the body of the thing so have got quite a deep thread.A milling machine is something that I'd love to have.Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkuser Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Nice bit of work Ferny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cammmy Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Good stuff!I'm hoping to have a 2 poster installed by the time I get back for my trip home. Got 2 cars to sort out (plus people to see) in a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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