Broke a record today

[BPjunk 184]

Ya' know that removing a steering wheel that is rusted to the shaft of a Wheel Horse jus' ain't no fun. My 1961 model 701 was that way so I took the steering wheel and shaft down to work and put it in a Dake 100 ton shop press ...... that steering wheel came right off with 7 tons of pressure showing on the pressure gauge. Today I needed to remove a steering wheel from a rust bucket of a Wheel Horse so it was done with the same procedure ...... EXCEPT it took 20 tons to remove the rusted shaft !!! You shoulda' heard the bang when it let go !

Wild Bill

[wheel horse man 56]

Thats how you do it :thumbs:

[DMK855 15]

I know the BANG oh to well!! The whole shop got quiet when the shaft let go on my RJ!! I thought the press broke.

Congrats on your record Bill!!

[Butch 194]

I've heard 12 ton pop and it got my attention!! It soiled my white pants! And that embarrassment turned my shirt red!

Butch

S. Jersey

[bowtieguy 334]

And I always just assumed that Wild Bill's white pants came from the factory with that brown streak down the back side!@!!...now we know :thumbs:

[Indy w h 4]

Way to go Wild Bill. !!!!!! Show it who's the boss

Indy

[Coadster32 793]

20tons.. Wow. Shot heard around the world.

[C-Series14 15]

Had one take all 12 tons on my press and the thing was loud.

[VinsRJ 721]

Now thats some pressure!

I tend to 1) Cut 2) Drill 3) Replace instead. :thumbs:

[stevasaurus 22,260]

Bill...20 tons of pressure...now that is AMAZING. No wonder everyone has trouble with those. :thumbs:

[rickv1957 70]

Them steering wheels sure get stuck,the press is the only way to go!,Rick

[TT-(Moderator) 1,128]

I tend to 1) Cut 2) Drill 3) Replace instead.

I second that! :thumbs:

[Jim_Rockford 0]

White Vinegar works great for rusted items.

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