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Expert: - 11/6/2010


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how do i remove rear axels with no inspection cover on 1957 chevy 210

Answer
Remove the wheel and the brake drum. Behind the axle flange you will find 4 nuts. Remove them and the washers. You will need some sort of a sliding hammer puller to remove the axle shaft and bearing from the housing. I usually take the brake drum and install it over the lug studs backwards. Then put the nuts on catching them only by a few threads so that the drum will move back and forth on the studs. Then I use the brake drum as a sliding hammer to loosen and pull the axle shaft out. It has always worked for me.
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Expertise

All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

Publications
Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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