Finally some DM progress

[mowerman]

I could use the old red neck approach… lay down a sheet of plywood full of grease and slide the entire duel assembly off the axle with a buddy lol

[mowerman]

ok beautiful day decided to move this thing in and attempt a valve adjustment to start  

[Joseph Cummings]

9 minutes ago, mowerman said:

ok beautiful day decided to move this thing in and attempt a valve adjustment to start  

Nice garage. I'm guessing the door is like 12 feet?

[mowerman]

thanks its 30-30 with a 10 ft door when we built this garage,,me and the old lady,decided we were not going to cluter it up so far vwe have done a pretty good job keeping everything off the floor plenty of room in there,,,i started off with putting up many huge shelfs

[mowerman]

[mowerman]

[mowerman]

[mowerman]

well this is as far as i got,,pulled out passenger seat and dog house,,then i got lazy and tired had a hell of a time taking the seat out after i scratched up the passenger door right nice,i figured out what i was doing wrong,,,i will be repainting the entire interior anyway,,bob

[Freightrain]

I put the NOS doors on my B.  Had them painted all pretty, along with door panels with glass.  Only problem is you have to drag and jam those panels on and it rips the paint up on the doors.  Ugh.  I tried tape but it only helped a tiny bit.  Still bare metal spots 🤦🤦🤦

[mowerman]

Oh man, that’s heartbreaking. The R model doors are difficult to pull out also but I usually don’t wind up scratching anything you’re pretty much just have to yank them.out next time you screw with them maybe you might have to just shave them off a little bit of the window slider channels. I have thought of that before.

[Geoff Weeks]

On 3/12/2025 at 6:54 AM, mowerman said:

I could use the old red neck approach… lay down a sheet of plywood full of grease and slide the entire duel assembly off the axle with a buddy lol

Jack the wheel up, wrap a 2" strap around the spacer band and hook to your engine hoist, slide them off and back on. No red neck required.

[Geoff Weeks]

3 hours ago, mowerman said:

thanks its 30-30 with a 10 ft door when we built this garage,,me and the old lady,decided we were not going to cluter it up so far vwe have done a pretty good job keeping everything off the floor plenty of room in there,,,i started off with putting up many huge shelfs

If I put everything away, I'd never know where to find it!

[mowerman]

I have 30 feet of workbench space entire length just about a one side up until a couple of weeks ago. I couldn’t even lay down a pack of cigarettes anywhere on the 30 feet. I finish a job and I usually just leave the shit sitting there actually, the work benches are the only Thing that has always cluttered. I picked up a little bit of shit a couple of weeks ago and put it away and threw a bunch of stuff out, but yes, I am notorious for just leaving tools, old gaskets, etc. etc. just laying there after each job. 

[mowerman]

But that’s the one thing good about a garage that doesn’t matter you can pull shit apart and just leave the bolts laying on the floor as well as just leaving the stuff there when you get done besides by the time you get done with the job you’re usually exhausted and don’t feel like picking up anything

[mowerman]

53 minutes ago, Geoff Weeks said:

Jack the wheel up, wrap a 2" strap around the spacer band and hook to your engine hoist, slide them off and back on. No red neck required.

That’s a genius. I wasn’t thinking that I was just going to pull up both wheels and tie a chain around the brake drum you’re away sounds easier thanks for that

[Geoff Weeks]

If you pull the wheels you can get in further and closer to the balance point. It depends on the engine crane how wide the front legs are, how far in you can get.

 when I had my gin pole truck out and was doing other stuff with it, I have used it also, but never went to get it just to pull a hub.

[mowerman]

im thinking of just pulling the wheels off and putting my motorcycle jack under the drum,,,i sold my last harley around 5 years ago,,,now im going to modify that thing a bit and use it to swap out the transmission with it also,,,,i dont have enough room to swing the hoist around where it is and turning the truck around requires alotta manuvers 

[mowerman]

ill have no choice but to turn it around to remove the steering box bob

[mowerman]

well i did absolutely nothing today but being retired i usually have everyday to work on anything i want my pops used to say,,tommorow is another day

[Joseph Cummings]

Back in the day I used an old pallet jack I found in the scrap and fixed for a wheel dolly

[mrsmackpaul]

If you drop the wheels off a normal bag trolly can be used or if your feeling fit enough just grab the hub and drum in your arms and lift it on and off, this was my normal way until recent years 

Sort of roll the drum and hub up on blocks of wood and just lift across 

So a few different simple ways have been mentioned 

Greasey board

Pallet truck

Hand trolly

Motor bike jack, this works really good and doesn't take up much room

 

Paul

[mowerman]

10 hours ago, Joseph Cummings said:

Back in the day I used an old pallet jack I found in the scrap and fixed for a wheel dolly

That’s how I pulled the transmission last time with a pallet on it thanks I had better access to them back then. Thanks for that.

[mowerman]

Oh, by the way, Paul that hand jive caper probably would’ve worked when I was around 27 I was quite the bull nowadays not so sure about lifting anything. I don’t even know how I’m gonna get the doors off that thing when it gets to it. 

[Mark T]

Bob, the engine hoist (shop crane) I see in the picture is your friend. Get a little creative with it.  Light stuff like doors.... don't be afraid to make a couple feet of "jib" on the end of it.  I've also found some old V belts are handy instead of chain for stuff that doesn't weigh much . They're much easier to buffer the component you're lifting.  An old matched set off a CH handles a drum and spider when taking wheel ends apart.  

[mechohaulic]

23 hours ago, mowerman said:

im thinking of just pulling the wheels off and putting my motorcycle jack under the drum,,,i sold my last harley around 5 years ago,,,now im going to modify that thing a bit and use it to swap out the transmission with it also,,,,i dont have enough room to swing the hoist around where it is and turning the truck around requires alotta manuvers 

If the rims are going to get a paint job, pulling them off separate with a good hand truck works; also saves the back from the dismount /removal by hand. floor crane will easily handle the drum spoke assembly. reinstall without the wheels /tires may lessen chance of damaging new seal. painting hubs easier without rims on.