i need air tools.disc conversion sucks without....

[boggerless]

but i a'm getting it done.i need my vise bolted down also.. good gravy rusted on lugs nuts bring the suck.. i'm tired of using a BFH and brute strength to get things apart.and those damn seals!! i punched a hole in one area after tapping it down an up a few times. they came right out.but the lugs?? i had to use JR as a wedge.but i got it.ha HA! i'm not gonna bother with a locker right now. {that can be done in the truck}, i just want the axles in.the last pic is of my best friend.

 

[bradshawtech]

Big D, I would hook you up with the tools and compressor if you were 2000 miles closer.

Think of all the calories you are burning through.

 

[boggerless]

thanks brother!! hell everything else i have bought for this was at least a three hour ride one way.i live in the damn motorcity and i can't get a thing locally?engine= three hour ride. cab= three hour ride. that was 9 years ago but still?so why not fly to Cali?OH right, money.,and i don't need to burn anymore calorie's.

 

[bradshawtech]

Well if I were closer you would have help also.

I have a 3/4 drive impact that hasn't been stopped by anything that I have thrown at it.

Hang in there buddy.

 

[munepit]

I feel your pain. I completed that same project a couple weeks ago with no power tools. Good luck!

 

[obijuan]

antisieze!!!


and a trick for the rear seal is to put the hub on with the inner bearing in it still, then thread on one of the spindle nuts. then yank the hub off the spindle. the inside bearing will push the seal out. nomsayin?

 

[sweetk30]

antisieze!!!


and a trick for the rear seal is to put the hub on with the inner bearing in it still, then thread on one of the spindle nuts. then yank the hub off the spindle. the inside bearing will push the seal out. nomsayin?

that dont work on these. inners need to be out first then snap ring and press out the outer race and bearing.

i just flip the hub backwards and set back on spindle to hold it. then take a long pry bar and stick it in between the seal and bearing and pop it out and catch the bearing.

 

[Greg72]

There's no shame in working without air tools.....when the cavemen used to do their 8-lug conversions they did it just the same way you are.

 

[cegusman]

I have built my whole rig with out air tools. Sure would have been nice to have air, but parts are more important.

 

[blazinzuk]

for me (who is used to working with air tools) I feel your pain brother!

Helping a friend build a jeep, no air tools and very basic hand tools. So far I have had to cut out all the spring hanger bolts, cut 2 u bolts, cut the brake lines ( so rusted there are no edges on them) I could go on.

Thing is normally I would make my buddy do this, but he is legally blind and the grinder is not a good thing for him to use

 

[Fordum]

<Thing is normally I would make my buddy do this, but he is legally blind and the grinder is not a good thing for him to use>

I dunno, at least he wouldn't have to wear safety goggles......

Too Much?

J.

 

[Fordum]

I've got a 1/2 inch Milwaukee electric impact wrench. Airs better, but that thing rocks.
Especially if you have a long bolt or nut that starts getting tighter as it comes off.

Its got a rocker switch that turns it off and on and also controls direction.
Squeeze it at the top it tightens, bottom, it loosens. I can run a nut or bolt back and forth so fast you would not believe it.

BTW, I don't think I have ever posted this on this forum. I try to do so whenever I am on a auto repair type forum.

Don't get suckered into buying a 12 volt impact wrench.

Several years ago, my father was getting worried about getting a flat tire when off fishing.
He was in his 80s, and figured he could handle the tire OK, but breaking the lugs loose and jacking up the truck might give him a problem.

So, I bought him a 12 volt electric/hydraulic jack.
It worked great.
Then, I bought a 1/2 inch 12 volt impact wrench from some catalog. Came with sockets and a case.

Fortunately, I figured I would try it out first.
I'm not sure I can get across what a huge POS this was.
It had a small motor, which spun a weight inside the housing.
When you pulled the trigger, it would start spinning up.

After at least 5 or 6 seconds of getting faster, a release would trip inside. That would disengage the weight from the motor, and cause it to engage the output shaft.

The weight would hit once and only once with a loud bang..

Then, the whole process would start over again.

You look at the specs of a regular impact wrench, you will see how many blows per minute. Usually in the hundreds.

If you were lucky, and had a good hot battery, you might get 10 weak blows per minute!

Plus, since the motor was never coupled to the output directly, it would not spin a nut off after it got loosened.

Just for fun, before I left it in the back of my truck and got someone to steal it, I loosened a lug, and put it on it.

Two minutes to turn the loose lug one revolution.......

You have been warned.

And to the guy who finally stole it after I left it back there for a week.....Karma's a bitch<G>.

J.

 

[ssyork]

And to the guy who finally stole it after I left it back there for a week.....Karma's a bitch<G>.

J.

Thats some funny stuff rig there.

Air tools do rock though. Check on ebay for stuff. I always had mechanics selling their stuff when they where broke. Selling tools on ebay to pay your tool bill seems silly to me, but hey they where paying.

 

[cegusman]

I'm not worried about the air tool cost. It is the cost of a good compressor that will last for years.

 

[boggerless]

Well if I were closer you would have help also.

I have a 3/4 drive impact that hasn't been stopped by anything that I have thrown at it.

Hang in there buddy.

thank you sir!!that woulda been cool. i pretty much do everything by myself.all my friends that are into it are either too far away or working.

 

[boggerless]

I feel your pain. I completed that same project a couple weeks ago with no power tools. Good luck!

i got the new seals in,with a 2x2 and a hammer.love taps..i only have 9 studs right now. so i can get one side done.i'm waiting for the rest.

 

[boggerless]

that dont work on these. inners need to be out first then snap ring and press out the outer race and bearing.

i just flip the hub backwards and set back on spindle to hold it. then take a long pry bar and stick it in between the seal and bearing and pop it out and catch the bearing.

they are apart already.they were apart when i composed this thread.there is a $50.00 word you can use fellas.thanks SK30 and Obijuan.i'm hopin to get it finnished tommorow.

 

[boggerless]

I've got a 1/2 inch Milwaukee electric impact wrench. Airs better, but that thing rocks.
Especially if you have a long bolt or nut that starts getting tighter as it comes off.

Its got a rocker switch that turns it off and on and also controls direction.
Squeeze it at the top it tightens, bottom, it loosens. I can run a nut or bolt back and forth so fast you would not believe it.

BTW, I don't think I have ever posted this on this forum. I try to do so whenever I am on a auto repair type forum.

Don't get suckered into buying a 12 volt impact wrench.

Several years ago, my father was getting worried about getting a flat tire when off fishing.
He was in his 80s, and figured he could handle the tire OK, but breaking the lugs loose and jacking up the truck might give him a problem.

So, I bought him a 12 volt electric/hydraulic jack.
It worked great.
Then, I bought a 1/2 inch 12 volt impact wrench from some catalog. Came with sockets and a case.

Fortunately, I figured I would try it out first.
I'm not sure I can get across what a huge POS this was.
It had a small motor, which spun a weight inside the housing.
When you pulled the trigger, it would start spinning up.

After at least 5 or 6 seconds of getting faster, a release would trip inside. That would disengage the weight from the motor, and cause it to engage the output shaft.

The weight would hit once and only once with a loud bang..

Then, the whole process would start over again.

You look at the specs of a regular impact wrench, you will see how many blows per minute. Usually in the hundreds.

If you were lucky, and had a good hot battery, you might get 10 weak blows per minute!

Plus, since the motor was never coupled to the output directly, it would not spin a nut off after it got loosened.

Just for fun, before I left it in the back of my truck and got someone to steal it, I loosened a lug, and put it on it.

Two minutes to turn the loose lug one revolution.......

You have been warned.

And to the guy who finally stole it after I left it back there for a week.....Karma's a bitch<G>.

J.

my friend has an electric impact that works great for changing tires.i have seen the Harbor freight winches in action. it burned up trying to straighten a drag link.12 volt sounds silly.trying to use Tims 110 was BABABABA. nothing????