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Old 11-25-2016, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnnyRay View Post
We are both concerned about swinging a hammer in the deeply offset rear wheels. Fronts look easier. We are not sure when the spinners were last removed. No real need to do so, other than to refresh the anti-sieze coating. That big socket adapter shown in previous posts looks safer to me...
You do have to take a little extra care on deep offset wheels but it's done w/o issue by most people. I just sit on a shop stool and I use both hands on the hammer and hit the ear of a spinner on the back side of the wheel. If an ear isn't positioned well to strike just roll the car a little to position it. With a 5 or 6 lb hammer you don't have to take a big old - hard to control - swing at the ear. Using both hands which also helps deliver more power as well as control, my strokes are probably only about 8 inches or so which is very controllable but still delivers a lot of impact. It doesn't require wailing on the spinner with a big old, start above the shoulder swing.
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