Stuck Hub Plate 1953 tucker

[VanTucker]

Removing my damaged pontoon and am having trouble removing hub plate. Moving on studs but seems to be stuck on the inside. Any tips or info will be appreciated thanks

 

[Mill666er]

I had mine off a couple weeks ago to replace a bad axle bearing and seal. take The large nut off and use a couple pry bars and work your way around the gaps between the studs. I had to cut a few hardwood wedges and put them in the gaps between the pry bars. There is a large sealed roller bearing pressed into the backside of the plate and the ID is probably seized up on the stub shaft that the nut came off of. With pressure on the pry bars or wedges you can try and ‘shock’ it with a drift and hammer towards the center And it might pop off.

 

[Ed Parker]

I had mine off a couple weeks ago to replace a bad axle bearing and seal. take The large nut off and use a couple pry bars and work your way around the gaps between the studs. I had to cut a few hardwood wedges and put them in the gaps between the pry bars. There is a large sealed roller bearing pressed into the backside of the plate and the ID is probably seized up on the stub shaft that the nut came off of. With pressure on the pry bars or wedges you can try and ‘shock’ it with a drift and hammer towards the center And it might pop off.

Is that one big eight point nut ?cànt recall any that beg,and brass!