More trouble with the 250

[theforeman]

so went to take the rear wheel of the early 80 dr250 that i picked up cheap to do the wheel bearings an its well and truly stuck soaked the shit out of it with crc beat the daylights out of it with the hammer, still nothing then i thought maybe its threaded it there but couldn't even get the bugger to budge. any ideas other than just not doing them haha

[unstuck]

Bigger fucken hammer ya poofter.

[theforeman]

14lb sledgie is next on the list then

[unstuck]

Leave it soaking for a day or so, then get a decent hammer and drift and give it a few hard blows, just make sure the hub is well supported on blocks of wood.

[The Singing Chef]

Leave it soaking for a day or so, then get a decent hammer and drift and give it a few hard blows, just make sure the hub is well supported on blocks of wood.

You should listen to this man, his forum name alone instils confidence and shows experience in such matters.

[FJRider]

You should listen to this man, his forum name alone instils confidence and shows experience in such matters.

Not necessarily ... he may have come unstuck too many times for his own liking ...

[unstuck]

Gonna have to go with FJ on this one.

[The Singing Chef]

I recant my previous statement...

[CHOPPA]

Circlips???

[barty5]

had same thing with an old dt last week one side was stuck just gota keep at it with hammer itll come out sooner or later.

[tigertim20]

Ive had an issue like this before, and the problems were twofold.
1, The position the bike, and I was in, made it difficult to swing the hammer forcefully and accurately. try laying the bastard on its side if you havent already.
2, you think you are hitting it with good force sometimes, the you get pissed of and smash the living fuck out of it, and you realise youve been giving it relatively gentle taps.

tip it on its side, douse it with wd40, leave over night, douse again in the morning, then come back in the arvo and smash it as hard as you can.

I would double check a manual first to make sure there are no circlips, threaded items etc etc in the way though.

[speights_bud]

Try not to fuck the axle thread while hitting it, else you'll just end up more pissed off, wind the nut on if you have to or even better a sledge with a bit of 4X2

[motor_mayhem]

Assuming you're using a hammer and socket to punch it out aye?

[Blagger]

It's easier to use a large hammer lightly than it is to use a small hammer heavily.
I can recommend a 20 pounder

Bike on it's side, supported by blocks etc
Biggest drift bar you can get that fits - weld a smaller piece onto a bigger bar if req'd - 24mm High Tensile Reinforcing Rod is good
Nailgun a cross-shaped frame above said wheel supported by blocks, holding a piece of pipe in it just larger than drift bar
Slide drift bar down pipe to contact point below
Smack the everloving fuck out of it

Needs resetting each time as the drift will jump out, a friend doing that for ya keeps ya rhythm going

Hasn't failed me yet

[FJRider]

Considering the bearing will be pressed in ... anything other than pressing it out again may risk damaging the sleeve the bearing fits into. Which may damage the new bearing as it goes in.

With a small bottle hydraulic jack ... and with careful placement of both jack and wheel (not to mention a bit of kiwi cunning) it CAN be pressed out at home.