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8:02 pm
January 17, 2013
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I hope this is the right place to ask a question.
I have 2 steel spoke wheels with a wooden axle cut off at the cast iron. A large square nut appears to hold the wheel on with a large lag screw in the middle.
The question is how to get the wooden stub out of the spindle for replacement? I have heated the nut to just ready to glow and put several hundred foot LB. on this nut. To noavail.
Any advice is apriciated. I have not figured out how to post a picture but will try and get some pictures soon.
Joe
10:34 pm
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July 19, 2011
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Check to see if it is a left hand thread.:bounce:
3:13 am
January 17, 2013
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I was unable to move it in any way. I have saturated it with penetrating oil and am letting it set a day or two. A question that has came to mind is if I heat the nut/cap will I shrink the cast iron just making maters worse when cooled down? I have had some very bad shrinkage when repairing castings. I am also curious as to weather the lag bolt in the center is the only thing retaining the wood to the casting. I may eventually resort to burning the wood out slowly with charcoal. If the lag were the sole retainer of the wood I would not have to remove the wheel from the spindle. I am also wondering if this kind of wheel has cast iron to cast iron bearing. I presumeit does not have babit bearings?
Thank you for anyreply. Joe
5:51 am
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August 7, 2010
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You should be able to look closely at the end of the spindle/nut to see which way the lay of the thread is. Make a socket for a 3/4 drive bar, don't be afraid of putting a snipe on the bar. If you turn it the incorrect rotation a little bit, that shouldn't hurt it, it should make it easier to turn the other way. Normally, penetrating fluid doesn't help when the nut is that tight. If you have an impact gun or know someone who does, it makes it less back breaking.
Quite often right side is right hand thread, left side is left hand thread. This means the axle nut won't fall off, rattling down the ditch.:giggle:
Neil
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