Removing rear axle ABS ring to install new studs?

[Dubbsy]

Any trick to doing it without destroying it? I need to throw longer studs in.

Or, I've heard some people grind one side of the head of the stud flat? Bad idea?

[engnerdan]

Got a picture of this setup? Might be as simple as a bearing seperator and a hydraulic press.

-Dan

[Dubbsy]

not yet, hopefully get around to pulling the axles tonight or tomorrow. The bearing separator was one idea that was thrown my way.

[Dubbsy]

Yeah, looks like it should just pop off that shoulder. We'll see how easy it actually goes - everything I see says buy a new one when putting in new axles (even though they're like $45 a pop from Ford from what I've read).

[TRDon]

Go through steve at AVF or steve at tousley. 10% over cost. If I remember right, mine was 27ish about 3 years ago. I did new axles and I couldnt get my old one off. I had a heck of a time getting it back on. I used a fence post down the whole axle shaft and a 10 pound sledge to get it to seat on there. It was a bitch.

[Dubbsy]

Go through steve at AVF or steve at tousley. 10% over cost. If I remember right, mine was 27ish about 3 years ago. I did new axles and I couldnt get my old one off. I had a heck of a time getting it back on. I used a fence post down the whole axle shaft and a 10 pound sledge to get it to seat on there. It was a bitch.

I guess we'll see how it goes. Going to try to press it off tomorrow I think. Need to get it off so I can throw new studs in. New axles just aren't in the budget this year (and I figure I should at least break something before I start replacing them).

[engnerdan]

Heat the center ring once it is all setup to press apart. No need to go crazy with the heat. A propane torch should be enough to help it along. The best thing looks like a three jaw pulled but good luck finding one with jaws long enough.

-Dan

[Dubbsy]

Heat the center ring once it is all setup to press apart. No need to go crazy with the heat. A propane torch should be enough to help it along. The best thing looks like a three jaw pulled but good luck finding one with jaws long enough.

-Dan

Guess I got lucky. 2 pieces of angle iron on either side of the ring and a press and the popped right off. an hour and I had them both pressed off, studs pressed in, and the rings knocked back on.