29-12-2022, 03:24 PM
It sounds like you have a similar problem to one I experienced in 2012 when I first acquired my RP saloon. It turned out to be an out of spec Woodruffe key that was too tall.As a result,once it was really tightened up with (excessive torque) it became impossible to shift and I am sorry to tell you I had to resort to removing the hub top parallel to the top of the key whereupon it separated without difficulty. Although it cost me a new hub, the axle shaft was retrieved unharmed. Ever since then, I've always checked the height of hub keys and have found more than one that required reducing in height. It's the THICKNESS of the Woodruffe key that's critical. Too thick and the tapered shaft can fracture;too thin and the keyway in both shaft and hub wears and the key itself fractures with the associated rotation and loss of traction.
Don't use anything higher than about 150lb/ft or about the maximum achieveable from an ordinary torque wrench. It's quite tight enough!
Try Ruriadh's suggestion of welding the puller onto the hub first, but i think you'll still be faced with the prospect of having to get a new hub outer.
Let us know how you get on and good luck!!!
Don't use anything higher than about 150lb/ft or about the maximum achieveable from an ordinary torque wrench. It's quite tight enough!
Try Ruriadh's suggestion of welding the puller onto the hub first, but i think you'll still be faced with the prospect of having to get a new hub outer.
Let us know how you get on and good luck!!!