Hold on to the gutter while you're jumping!  :-)

But seriously, you don't need to dismantle the hub to get at the brakes -
just remove the retaining bolt in the face and dive in.........

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 10:40 PM, jon <jon@kenneke.com> wrote:

> Anyone have good suggestions on removing the monster nut on the "axle"
> hub? Last time I did it, it involved a six-foot cheater pipe, much foul
> language, and jumping up and down. Scared the #$@$@ out of me when it
> finally broke loose, almost landed on my face.
>
> I need to R and R the brakes...
>
> But, I suspect this is the best (only?) way, beside using the Muir
> approach.
>
> Thanks,
>
> ;)
>
> Jon
>

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