HD Hub Help

hookemtx120 · 02-28-2014, 09:59 PM

That is mine, and as luck would have it, the star nut is stuck. Sprayed PB blaster and can not get it to budge. Of course the side I did not change, the star moves. Just my luck. I am not sure what to do now.

Knothead · 02-28-2014, 10:15 PM

It's probably not moving because it has so much pressure on it.....

hookemtx120 · 02-28-2014, 10:23 PM

Well I got it off!!! Just let the PB blaster sit. Through all the pain at least this newbie learned something new yet again.

hookemtx120 · 02-28-2014, 10:49 PM

So I noticed when I ran the cart on the jack stands, both my back wheels were moving when in forward. I thought carts only had power to one wheel? I know somehow I am again showing my ignorance, but I had to ask.

scottyb · 03-01-2014, 01:15 AM

One wheel can be easily held while the other turns. Go buy new adjusters - they cant possibly be working if they are rusted up...

hookemtx120 · 03-01-2014, 08:50 AM

Just to clarify, both wheels have equal power when I push down on the accelerator. I was not turning them by hand.

Once I got the drum off, the adjuster worked good and I could easily adjust the brakes on both sides. I did not see any rust, so I am not sure why it was stuck. Maybe as Knothead mentioned I had so much pressure on it when I forced it on originally.

sportcoupe · 03-01-2014, 08:54 AM

The "star" will only turn freely in one direction, it moves the pads outward to compensate for wear. You don't want that direction. To move the pads in to allow for a new brake drum you have to lift the locking leaver to rotate the star the opposite direction.

02-28-2014, 09:59 PM	#11
hookemtx120 Getting Wild Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Liberty Hill, TX Posts: 85	Re: HD Hub Help That is mine, and as luck would have it, the star nut is stuck. Sprayed PB blaster and can not get it to budge. Of course the side I did not change, the star moves. Just my luck. I am not sure what to do now.

02-28-2014, 10:15 PM	#12
Knothead Gone Wild Join Date: May 2013 Location: Mississippi Posts: 301	Re: HD Hub Help It's probably not moving because it has so much pressure on it.....

02-28-2014, 10:23 PM	#13
hookemtx120 Getting Wild Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Liberty Hill, TX Posts: 85	Re: HD Hub Help Well I got it off!!! Just let the PB blaster sit. Through all the pain at least this newbie learned something new yet again.

02-28-2014, 10:49 PM	#14
hookemtx120 Getting Wild Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Liberty Hill, TX Posts: 85	Re: HD Hub Help So I noticed when I ran the cart on the jack stands, both my back wheels were moving when in forward. I thought carts only had power to one wheel? I know somehow I am again showing my ignorance, but I had to ask.

03-01-2014, 01:15 AM	#15
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,408	Re: HD Hub Help One wheel can be easily held while the other turns. Go buy new adjusters - they cant possibly be working if they are rusted up...

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03-01-2014, 08:50 AM	#16
hookemtx120 Getting Wild Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Liberty Hill, TX Posts: 85	Re: HD Hub Help Just to clarify, both wheels have equal power when I push down on the accelerator. I was not turning them by hand. Once I got the drum off, the adjuster worked good and I could easily adjust the brakes on both sides. I did not see any rust, so I am not sure why it was stuck. Maybe as Knothead mentioned I had so much pressure on it when I forced it on originally.

03-01-2014, 08:54 AM	#17
sportcoupe Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 2,760	Re: HD Hub Help The "star" will only turn freely in one direction, it moves the pads outward to compensate for wear. You don't want that direction. To move the pads in to allow for a new brake drum you have to lift the locking leaver to rotate the star the opposite direction.