[FWDLK] Rear Axle

["Rimington, Ken" <Ken_Rimington@xxxxxxx>]

I recently removed the axles on my 56 Dodge Custom Royal.  The shop book
said tool CE499 was required.  Not having one and not having a picture of
one, I had quite a problem.

I determined that the bearing was retained by a press fit bearing race.
Tool CE499 must have been a puller of some type.  I decided to make one of
my own.

I took a 3" iron pipe cap which is about the same diameter as the axle
flange.  I cut out clearance notches for the bolts that hold the brake
backing plate in place.  I drilled a 1 1/2" hole in the center of the cap so
the tapered axle would slip through.  I welded a length of 1 1/2" pipe to
the cap and used some 1" washers to block off the end of the pipe.  This
tool slipped over the axle and the drum retaining nut applied the pressure
to pull out the bearing race.  I had to remove the nut and add a few extra
washers to get the race all the way out.

All in all it worked very well.  Hope this helps others sometime.

Ken Rimington
1956 Dodge Custom Royal