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pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? #2662757
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Working on a 70 challenger 8 3/4 with leaky axle seals,pulled the axles and the thrust button fell out and dissapeared on pass side,am I pulling the pumpkin now to retrieve it or does anyone know an easier way?
Im a newbie to working on 8 3/4's.......

Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: ogopogo] #2662776
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You can attach a magnet to a long flexible rod and fish it out. Maybe would help to pull the other axle out.

Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: ogopogo] #2662782
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I installed one of these in my driveway with 2 broomsticks and tape way back when.

Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: cbusters] #2662802
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Ok so Ill try the magnet and rod,if i get it back,any ideas how to put it back in position?

Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: ogopogo] #2662823
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Buttons are only on the clutch sure grips. The cones have a hole and it may look like the button is missing but does not use a button twocents

Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: blewbyu] #2662871
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Best to jsta pull the pig ... THEN reinstall the buttons properly!

Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: ogopogo] #2662932
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Originally Posted by ogopogo
Ok so Ill try the magnet and rod,if i get it back,any ideas how to put it back in position?


It's VERY difficult. What worked for me, a vacuum cleaner with two extensions, two smaller diameter short extensions with LOTS of electrical tape to attach and make up the difference in diameter, then ending in a piece of fresh fuel line cut very square on the end. Turn on vacuum, put head of thrust button to the hose and maneuver it into place, when you get it there, turn off vacuum. Other than that, remove the center section.

I'd be interested in seeing if anybody else did this another way without removing the center section. What I did was my last desperate plan before giving up. Nothing else I tried even came close to success.

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Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: 3hundred] #2662933
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By the time you do all this maneuvering to get this out, you could pull the pig to get it out and install it properly. If you don’t install it, you will never get the axles to proper preload. Pull it and install a new trust button.

Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: fastmark] #2662941
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Be a good opportunity to change the oil and clean out the housing. Take a good look at the pig while you've got it out, too.

Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: bobby66] #2662971
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Originally Posted by bobby66
Be a good opportunity to change the oil and clean out the housing. Take a good look at the pig while you've got it out, too.




And convert over to Green Bearings, toss the thrust button/ axle end adjuster....might as well add 4 wheel discs also... A win, win situation IMHO

Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: ogopogo] #2662995
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Well the good news is that you won't be a newbie by the time you have it all back together!

Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: AndyF] #2663029
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I’ve done it, extendable magnet taped to a stick. Position the plug on the magnet and slide in the hole and hold it there. Take another wooden stick and slide it in and hold the plug in place. Pull out the stick with the magnet. A little grease on the plug will help hold it in place after you pull both sticks out. Took longer to type this than do it.


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Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: fastmark] #2663092
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Originally Posted by fastmark
By the time you do all this maneuvering to get this out, you could pull the pig to get it out and install it properly. If you don’t install it, you will never get the axles to proper preload. Pull it and install a new trust button.


Can I have an AMEN!!


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Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: 6PakBee] #2663529
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Well i am the impatient type and didnt fele like pulling the pumpkin unless I had to so rigged up a piece or ready rod with a magnet dangling on the end and fished out both buttons in seconds flat! stuck them back in with a coat hanger and some sticky grease on them to hold em !

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Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: ogopogo] #2663641
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Originally Posted by ogopogo
Well i am the impatient type and didnt fele like pulling the pumpkin unless I had to so rigged up a piece or ready rod with a magnet dangling on the end and fished out both buttons in seconds flat! stuck them back in with a coat hanger and some sticky grease on them to hold em !


Do you realize they are held in with a roll pin?

Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: cbusters] #2663763
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Originally Posted by cbusters
Originally Posted by ogopogo
Well i am the impatient type and didnt fele like pulling the pumpkin unless I had to so rigged up a piece or ready rod with a magnet dangling on the end and fished out both buttons in seconds flat! stuck them back in with a coat hanger and some sticky grease on them to hold em !


Do you realize they are held in with a roll pin?


as mentioned, they get a roll pin. Get them rightly installed... remove pumpkin and do it right

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Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: NachoRT74] #2663776
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Originally Posted by NachoRT74
Originally Posted by cbusters
Originally Posted by ogopogo
Well i am the impatient type and didnt fele like pulling the pumpkin unless I had to so rigged up a piece or ready rod with a magnet dangling on the end and fished out both buttons in seconds flat! stuck them back in with a coat hanger and some sticky grease on them to hold em !


Do you realize they are held in with a roll pin?


as mentioned, they get a roll pin. Get them rightly installed... remove pumpkin and do it right

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It can be done with the 3rd member in. In my first post I mentioned two broomsticks and I set the pin in one spacer and taped it to the end and the other side the same way. Slide them in and have someone hold the other side tight and tap the spacers together. I found that someone had lost them and put two adjustable axles in to make up the difference.

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Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: cbusters] #2663792
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Is that really a must have?
With the axles in, where can they go?

Re: pulled axle and thrust button fell out,now what? [Re: BDW] #2663796
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Maybe the ring and pinion will find the roll pin for you.

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