Wheel drive tool press.

Diffs, axles, lockers, transmissions, portals, that kind of thing.
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19D20
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Wheel drive tool press.

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I want to fab one. Can anyone supply a blue print ?
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I use a wedge(to hold the split open) and a porta power to remove the wheel drives.
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Jim LaGuardia wrote:I use a wedge(to hold the split open) and a porta power to remove the wheel drives.

Ditto......not a real Porta Power, but I've got a lot of hydraulic-over-electric rams of assorted sizes...I found one that fit the bill and it was easy-sleazy.

Going back on was another story......but I used my own brand of persuasion. A two-foot long section of a black walnut 8x8 and a 14-pound sledge did the trick.
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Drives go on very easy if you install the wedge to the gap and then use a come a long to pull it back together(last 1/2")while keeping the alignment pin hole in position. Always avoid using hammers where finesse is needed.
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Thanks guys, I'm dreading tearing into it but the differential has been leaking badly for a long time.
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