Removing shaft from axel (questions photos)

SweetFeet · Jul 8, 2012

Need to remove the shaft from front axel of a Farmall F20 (going to put the axel on our Regular as it has bad threads).

ANY OTHER TRICKS TO GETTING IT OUT? *Nebraska Kirk already told us he has it upside down -- so was trying to press it IN rather than OUT... so he will flip it and try it the other way after church.

1. Is it a straight key or a halfmoon key that holds the axel straight on the shaft?

2. Anybody with experience in doing this have a better method? Or does he just need to buy a 30 ton jack to put in his press-frame?

Thanks so much if you can help!

Janicholson · Jul 8, 2012

If you intend to scrap the block and spindles, you could use a cutoff wheel and slice the casting down to within a quarter inch of the shaft, and wedge it to breaking with 2 small cold chisels. Jim

rustcollector · Jul 8, 2012

A half moon key does not show in the shaft when installed in a gear: therefore it is a straight key. F 30 parts book shows a 7/16 X 4&7/8 key for it. Turn the piece over and press from the other side? If the shaft is the part you want, consider destroying the spindle retainer? Be sure that the spindle/axle is not continuous before pressing. You may have to remove the axle first. Is there a bolt or roll pin in the lower portion of the axle assembly? Parts book diagrams for the F 30 is poor.

SweetFeet · Jul 8, 2012

Janicholson,

The shaft if what he wants to get rid off... he wants the rest of it with the spindles for our Regular.

SweetFeet · Jul 8, 2012

Rustcollector,

He wants to keep the spindle/axel/retainer... just trying to get the shaft out (shaft was torched off at the junkyard).

Pin is removed from the square/retainer(?) which is centered between the two spindles.

I like that name (I am a rust collector - for my gardens).

Janicholson · Jul 8, 2012

I would cut off the shaft at 1" above the block with a torch, then heating the shaft with a 5/8 or 3/4" rose bud tip to red hot, then cooling it with a hose, will make it loose enough to take out easily. Jim

SweetFeet · Jul 8, 2012

Janicholson,

Thanks. Will tell him. I know he heated it with the torch... but did not use the water hose to cool it. So I will relay the info.

TJV · Jul 8, 2012

as has been said cut shaft off close to spindle retainer. I would then drill a hole through the center of the shaft. I would drill as big as possible but maybe not all the way through so you still have something solid to push on with the press. (a drilled hole will allow the shaft to collapse apon it self a little allowing it to shrink) If it still dont move it is now wasy to apply heat dowm the hole and then cool rapidly with water it should shrink away and push out easy now.

SweetFeet · Jul 9, 2012

TJV,
Thanks, but he is trying to find a way to press it out rather than drilling or torching it out. That is because this axel/spindle/housing is for our Farmall Regular... so he will have to be able to separate that shaft from bad axel to replace it with this axel. [*This shaft was torched off to get the axel home from another state... did not want to try to haul the entire front pedestal in a minivan.]He may end up hiring a machine shop to do it.

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