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Removing Rear Wheel Centers from 66 Series

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Big Red Ed

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Hello, Couldnt find a post on this. Im sure there is one somewhere; Im not wording it right.
We havent gotten the wedge removal tool yet.
Is it possible without it?
This 1466 didnt come with one!
Any Help Please!!!
 
Possible, yes,likely no. Jack it up, loosen wedge bolt until it starts to force against wedges trying to push them apart. Then turn wheel so key side of axle is down. Strike top of axle at the end with like a four pound hammer. Use lots of penetrating oil. Keep trying to turn bolt and wack it again. If you are lucky the outer wedge will come out, and then you can take a large heavy bar and with a large or larger hammer drive inner wedge out of wheel. If the inner wedge is the one that comes loose first it is really difficult to get enough pop to drive that outside one out. Oh, after one wedge comes loose turn wheel again so wedge is on bottom. That wack on the axle is what will get it's attention though. Before we had the good horse shoe removal tool the wedges were a real problem. All the earliest tractors came with was a pair of large headed pins to hook each end of wedge.Didn't work well. Also, when tightening them, lots of anti sieze and again use the tap on axle to seat wedge, no point in over torquing them as that will only damage threads.
 
We made a set of plates for this job, just used a pair of 3/4 plates. Cut one side out some to fit axle shaft then drilled 2 holes so the bolts would go through by the wedges. Tightened bolts then loosened wedges they will require a pipe on a 3/4 drive wrench or good air gun. If I get a chance I will put them in place and get a picture of them.
 
These can be difficult to get loose & then tough to get back tight & stay. The tools help sometimes, you might have to blow them out with cutting torch, to get them loose hitting axle with hammer is ok but do not hit on end of axle, that will crack bearings. It is ok to strike the axle on shaft with care. Not fun job.
 
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