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So I have completely stripped the Li down. The last part For painting I needed to remove was the rear hub. I bought a Scootopia hub puller and set it all up only to find one of the three bolt holes is cross threaded so I cannot get one of the securing bolts in. How frustrating!!! As the holes are not that deep I don't know if I'll get a tap that will cut a new thread. Any suggestions of other methods to remove would be appreciated. I may have to pay to have it done at the local workshop but the amount this restoration is going to cost I could do without paying out for anything else unplanned

use a rubber mallet on the casing side and give some welly while you turn the hub itll come off its sat on the cone

Thanks for the advise again Garry. B&Q tomorrow for a rubber mallet it is then. I guess the casing will take a bit of abuse?

no- not the actual casing. Spin the hub and gently hit it with the rubber mallet from the casing side. You will of course have undone the hub nut first won't you......

You can leave the actual rear wheel bolted up. Make sure its inflated hard and hit the tyre from the K/S side as you spin it.

Chris

This was on the LCGB forum a few days ago http://www.ilambretta.co.uk/forum/viewt ... =10&t=9066

Thanks all. Yes I have removed the hub nut. I may well put the wheel and tyre back on and use the mallet method and see how it goes. I'll let you know how I get on.

I'm not sure where I read it, maybe an old scootering mag, a roadside tip for removing a hub was to pour a kettle of boiling water over it and to lay a cloth or something soft on the ground so when the hub pops off, it doesn't get damaged when it lands. I've never needed to but worth a shot I think?

You don't need to put the wheel back on, as others have said spin the hub and hit the hub from the other side with a mallet..

Thanks all for the help. A new rubber mallet and a few sharp taps and the hub is off. Now to try to resolve the rest of the issues I have come across up to now

Blenks wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2017 1:40 pm Thanks all for the help. A new rubber mallet and a few sharp taps and the hub is off. Now to try to resolve the rest of the issues I have come across up to now

come back and let us know what you find and how you solve it
I've got a serious wobble on my rear wheel and I'd be interested to see what you find