getting a front hub off my recon

[Fox17]

amy tips. the freakin thing wont come off. i got the bolt off and i assume you just pull?

[Slick89]

Assuming its drum brakes. i have a 87 fourtrac and when i take it off sometimes it gets full of mud and crap. take a hammer and beat on it... all around the hub and hit the hub side where the studs are at... patience it the keys. its just prob froze up on there... no diff than getting drums off a truck or car... take a hammer beat on it and work it loose... if anyone has a better idea feel free to share

[Fox17]

i beat the heck outta that piece of crap. it wont come off for anything! any other ideas?

[Slick89]

u did take the cotter pin and nut off didnt you?

[94Hardbody4x4]

The cover for the brake drums should come off after the lug nuts. The rest of the knuckle will come off after you take off the spindle nut and cotter pin.

[Fox17]

the cover wont come off. there was no cotter pin. it was previously removed.

[Fox17]

any other ideas. ive beat the friggin thing to death and it still wont come off. i even took the nut off and rode it around hoping that it would fall off. it wouldnt.

[quadguy33]

how about posting a pic of it?

[quadguy33]

had a drum on the rear of a rancher tryed everything ended up having to use a torch.

[Fox17]

had a drum on the rear of a rancher tryed everything ended up having to use a torch.

i considered going and buying one today. ill work with a lil more then i will.


as for taking a pic, theres really nothing to see. the bolt comes off fine. the hub that covers the brake assembly just wont slide off as it should. i replaced the wheel bearing on my foreman toady too and it came off super easy. i just slightly pulled on it.

[kodiak-jason]

The brake drum is grooved. Go through the the adjustment hole on the drum & back off the shoe adjusters and the drum should come off. If that does'nt work try backing off the bleeder screws and compress the wheel cylinder prying against the brake shoe with a small flat blade screw driver.

  -Jason