I recently bought a 990 IH haybine that appeared to be in very good condition. Unfortunately, the first time I used it, on the 3rd time around the field, the axle spindle simply broke, separating the wheel from the machine. The spindle broke in the middle of the hub - without damaging anything, including the bearings. However, it has defied ALL efforts to remove it, and now the damage is mounting up. Extreme heat has been applied and driving force from a 9# sledge hammer has been tried. Apparently a skid loader has some kind of hydraulic hammer device and that has been tried. It has moved about 3" with another 6" to go. When it broke down in the field, I was lucky because I was going across an end row and so it ended up out of the way. After I got the field baled, I picked up the crippled side and set it down on a cement block. Now it is sideways, askew, and off the block. There is a large scorched grass area and I have a most unhappy welder guy wishing he had walked away from this job. He is 6 hours into it, and thinks he will need to take it to the shop and totally cut the axle (which looks like a pipe to me) in order to fix it. If you've experience with this, or even have an idea, or know of a trick, or just want to reply with some much needed sympathyplease post. Thanks in advance. PS - this repair hinges on removal of current spindle, finding a replacement, and installing it. It can't be this hard... can it?
Is there a trick to getting the axle spindle out? All attempts have failed .
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