I had to grind down a metal rod I had to make it small enough to drive out the roll pin. I bought a cheap ball joint separator at Harbor Freight and used my grinding wheel to widen the inside width between the 2 legs of the U-shaped arms. Then it was wide enough to go over the axle and I used a hammer to drive it down toward the axle and pry the wheel's hub from the axle.
I had this problem too, except someone else used a bolt that was slightly smaller than the old pin and created a burr on the shaft. I used a press to push the wheel off. I then realized I should have tried to drill the hole a little bigger to get rid of the burr.🤦♂️
I tried this method. I ended up just cutting one of them off. One loosened up when I was hitting it with the 10 lb sledge. Might have been the jackhammer, or 6 Ton press, not sure. It had set out in the rain for 15 years though.
There is a roll pin on the inside of hub that you need remove using a punch and and hammer then the wheel is released from the axel. If you don't have punch the manual says you can use a 16d heavy nail (3 1/2 inch nail) to drive out the roll pin. No need for welder or impact gun just clean the inside of hub to locate roll pin hole and tap it out. How ever it is a good excuse to by a welder and impact gun. Happy wrenching
You can oil them and take the pins out and they will free there self also.
Thanks I’m right in the middle of this and found your site, you saved me a lot of anguish !
Probably the best tip I have seen out here
Great idea I'm going to try it
Absolutely excellence
I had to grind down a metal rod I had to make it small enough to drive out the roll pin. I bought a cheap ball joint separator at Harbor Freight and used my grinding wheel to widen the inside width between the 2 legs of the U-shaped arms. Then it was wide enough to go over the axle and I used a hammer to drive it down toward the axle and pry the wheel's hub from the axle.
Pure genius!
I had this problem too, except someone else used a bolt that was slightly smaller than the old pin and created a burr on the shaft. I used a press to push the wheel off. I then realized I should have tried to drill the hole a little bigger to get rid of the burr.🤦♂️
I tried this method. I ended up just cutting one of them off. One loosened up when I was hitting it with the 10 lb sledge. Might have been the jackhammer, or 6 Ton press, not sure. It had set out in the rain for 15 years though.
I'm having the same problem with the same tiller. I'm stealing this idea, it's genius. Thank You.
Fuck yeah brilliant
There is a roll pin on the inside of hub that you need remove using a punch and and hammer then the wheel is released from the axel. If you don't have punch the manual says you can use a 16d heavy nail (3 1/2 inch nail) to drive out the roll pin. No need for welder or impact gun just clean the inside of hub to locate roll pin hole and tap it out. How ever it is a good excuse to by a welder and impact gun. Happy wrenching
He did remove it. Same thing on my old tiller, the axel corrodes and rusts on.