22-05-2020, 09:48 AM
(22-05-2020, 07:41 AM)JonE Wrote: OK, have tried to 'bash' it back into position with nylon mallet. Not doing anything. Might I be able to pull the skewiff section back on with wheel nut pressure, or will that bend the flange?
What IS the grub screw actually hung up on? The rim of the small bearing?
Jon. Almost certainly the outer track if the outer bearing has caught the end of the grub screw. This will have damaged the screw - they are quite soft. A nylon mallet is not going to be heavy enough to get the hub back on. Fit the hub puller to the end of the hub, and remove the bolt from its centre. Use a good copper mallet, or in the alternative, use the nylon mallet head as a drift to protect the end of the puller and use a lump hammer on the other end. I know it sounds brutal, but desperate situations call for desperate measures.
Do not try to draw the hub back on with the wheel nuts. You will almost certainly bend the inner hub flange and/or damage the brass wheelnuts.
Hope this helps and Good Luck!