Sir Plus Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Hello All, this is my first weasel restoration and a new member to the forum. I ran into a problem removing the drive wheels. After consulting the TM, I removed the axle bolts and pulled out the right side axle. But there were no seals or lock nuts, etc. as pictured in the TM, just a hub like sleeve with no visible means of removing it (see pics). The drive wheel spins freely so I thought maybe it was just pressed on, after some taps with a rubber mallet I gave up. Is there a special threaded removal wrench for this? Or am I missing something? Thanks steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Tipton Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 If I am looking at this correctly Steve, there is a seal/cover. Look carefully at a screw hole and you can see that there is a flat piece of metal that is a part of the seal. You need to take that off and then you will find bearings, nuts and lock washers. You should be able to gently tap it or take a putty knife and gently separate.... ...and welcome aboard! Awesome that you have all those original markings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M29C3284 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 This is how the oil seal with housing, that Patrick is talking about, looks like. The picture is showing it from the backside. You should be able to pry it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Plus Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 ok thanks Guys but I tried prying with a screw driver, tried pulling with channel locks and tried unscrewing with a pipe wrench but there is nothing to grab onto..I popped off the hub on the front idler wheels and immediately saw the hex nut as should be and easily removed it but the drive wheels...im not sure who did what here to attach the drive wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M29 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 looks kind of bastardized. maybe if you grind some flats on the edges of the tapered part you ca get a better grip with the pipe wrench. the whole thing looks very odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Tipton Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Take a small punch and put it inside one of the screw holes and try and tap it loose. You should be able to just catch the edge of the seal (and not damage the threads) if you are careful. Otherwise, you could tack weld a little bead in a couple of places to grab with the pipe wrench or grind a flat as suggested above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Plus Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 Ok I grinded some flats and took the pipe wrench to it and it didnt budge. SO I ground off the entire bevel portion even with the seal and the seal popped out and then saw the nut...it took a breaker and cheater bar to loosen it and an impact wrench to get it off.. Turns out whoever did this meant for it not to come off. The nut had been tightened down just at the the tip of the shaft and the seal put in place, the remaining portion of the nut was flared out perhaps hydraulically over the top of the seal. AND turns out that that the nut was a different thread than the US one for it stripped the end of my axle shaft!! see pics. Perhaps the Norwegian's did this because this weasel went to them after the war. Then after them it went to a Fire, Highway and Forestry departments before sold into surplus.... Question, now I have to deal with stripped threads on the axle shaft...is that able to be rethreaded or do I have to replace them? Thanks steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Tipton Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Glad to see you got that removed. I think that is probably repairable. Looks like you have enough thread there to run a die and clean those threads up - when tightened down, I think you are going to be past the damaged section with the main nut anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Plus Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 THANKS Patrick! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Plus Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 Well, I went to do the other side, got the grinder out, started it up and was just about to get grinding, when I noticed this side looks normal!! I shut the grinder down, go a screw driver, popped the seal out and it all came off as you originally mentioned! I wonder what was up with the other side being bastardized.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M29 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 I"m sure you will find out as you tear into it Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5280Beltfed Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 (edited) Sure looks like a Russ B. fix to me! I’ve used thread files on damaged treads with good results Edited September 16, 2020 by 5280Beltfed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Tipton Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 One small step 🤙 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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