By ksfastman@kscable.com on Unrecorded Date: Edit

heat them up, then spray them with the pb blaster
while they're hot. then use a slide hammer, that has a universal puller. you can get them at harbor freight, and a number of other places.i got mine from a tool store here in wichita, though a friend ordered one from harbor and it's identical to mine, both made in china. same case, same attachment's. i'm not real big on chinese hand tool's, but i don't use a slide hammer very often. the most i've used it has been on my trailboss, pulled the axles out in 2 hit's apiece. it also worked for removing the sprocket's and bearing's that were frozen on the axles. i've got a 12 ton press, but the slide hammer worked allot quicker.

By kush on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Guys, somebody welded my Attex hubs to the axles. After getting out as much of the weld as possible. I clamped the hub in a vise & used an old axle to pound on the original axle. I must say it worked, but some of the hubs got ruined. It worked a lot better on my 252 that were just rusted on.

By pete6x6 on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Kush,

Hehehe I had to do that also but when it was 2 degrees outside. Isn't that fun :) I had to cut two axles off to get them out because I could not hammer them out.

By kush on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Pete,

That's whats been holding me up on my 295. It took me so long to take the axles apart, that it's no to cold to work in the garage on the body or painting the frame. Have to wait for warm weather. Now I need to make sume hubs. Why didn't Attex make a 1 piece axle with
the hubs machined as part of the axle? Or did they & I've never seen one? Seems like it would solve the problem & be easier. Less moving parts etc.

By david berger (David3rdd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

kush, why pull them at all?
the whole axel comes out as 1 piece with the hubs on.
i havent taken a hub off an axel in 23 years.
if its to modefy it to 5 bolt patern than adaptors work fine.
all is seid and done now but for future refrence by the next people who start restoration,
"it's not nesesary"

By pete6x6 on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Dave,

I had to do it because the discs were both bent. Had no choice I need to stop this thing :)

By kush on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Dave,

I've gone to 4 bolt hubs. Don't ask why just because. So I need to make adapters or new hubs. My thought was to bypass the hub & make a 1 piece car like axle. Besides on my 252 about 3 of the axles were bent. A combination of flat tires, bad bearings & a messed up body. Also letting teens drive it (me way back) & others now didn't help. I also like to restore them as best as possible. So why not pull everyhting & make sure it's in good working order. Don't want to drive 5 hours to ride & have it give up the ghost.

By steve chunn (Schunn) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Does anyone have a good pic that shows what the engine bay shroud for an attex chief looks like?

Where can you get one?

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

HOPEFULLY DAVE YODER WILL GET A HOLD OF ONE AND BEGIN REPLICATING THEM FROM FIBERGLASS FOR THOUGHS WHO HAVENT A COVER, ALOT OF COVERS BECAME SEPERATED FROM MACHINES THAT WERE RACED IN THE 70'S BECAUS THEY NEEDED TO INSTALL REAL ROLL BARES AND COVER WERE IN THE WAY,

By Hayden McDowell (Haydenmc) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Does anyone know what size tires an Attex 252 Colt had on it stock? Its those three lug jokers. I am wanting to convert to a four lug system so I can use aluminum 4 wheeler rims and have more tire options. Do I need 8" or 10" wheels? Give me a size description of a good retro size to go to on wheels and tires using Richards adapter plates. Thanks Hayden