Working on tearing down the 70. Got 3 of the wheels off the 4th does not want to budge. Have been using PB Blaster on it. Decided to add some weight to it. Any chance this will work? What has worked for others? Thanks
Last time I had a wheel stuck on a vehicle, I finally got it off by alternately smacking the left and right sides of the tire with a big rubber mallet. It eventually started to wiggle and then came loose.
I just fought "snap ring wars" with my JD 100. The snap ring on one of the rears just laughed at the cheap Menards pliers I tried on it. What worked was an old needle nose pliers which I filed down on the grinder to fit the holes on the ring. I then fully expected the same problem you encountered and was amazed at how easy the tire came off. Regards, John
Knipex makes some excellent pliers. They make several different types of pliers. I have 8 different pairs of snap ring pliers and they are tough. I bought mine through the JD dealership because I can get them at net. Matco also sells them as Matco branded but are expensive. Sears has the best price on them that I have seen.
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