Posted by TimWafer on April 03, 2012 at 16:23:43 from (74.39.163.74):
I need to adjust the width of the front wheels on my Farmall 656. Its got just the straight tubular axle and currently the wheels are all the way in. I need to move each out about 6�. I got the clamps and the pins out but have tried about everything I can think of to break the tubes loose. So far I�ve heated the outer tube with the acetylene torch as hot as I can get it. I can just get a faint redline down one side at a time. Torch just isn�t big enough. I�ve plugged the lower holes and poured tranny fluid in the tube and let it soak for a couple days. I�ve rigged up hydraulic jacks on two sides and jacked them to their capacity (and beyond) trying to slide the tubes apart, all to no avail. Hasn�t budged a fraction! These buggers are really stuck. Oh, I�ve also beaten my brains out with a sledgehammer. Anyone got any other tricks? Am I possibly missing something? About all I can think to do at this point is completely remove the axle and try to get the thing red hot by some other means. I�ve got one of those big propane weed burner type torches but don�t know if that would work or not. Also worried about ruining any temper in the axle. Don�t know if that�s a concern? Tim
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