SAF hub struggle! 2hour job turns to 10 hour job! £15000 Tool box tour.

SAF hubs really tight on stub axle! Have I found an easy way to remove the hubs without to much struggling! £15000 tool box,
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[@jix177]

What a lucky lad is Matt to have a friend who'll travel all that distance, bring the right tools, and not leave him til the nightmare job is done, even if it goes on into the night. Fair bloody play Chris! 👍👍

[@Professional-struggler]

😊 cheers jix! Nothing worse than struggling on your own mate I’ve been there it’s not nice…. He owes me one now to 🤠👍

[@marksecret9973]

I have never worked on any part of a lorry in my life - I'm a marine engineer and they don't float well. However... My standard dodge with a screw puller and a properly stuck bearing/flange/whatever is to strike the head of the puller drive screw, that puts a shock load directly through the axis of shaft/bearing on the line of pull and gets you a little bit of movement. Keep nipping up and striking until it comes easy. Nine times out of ten it works every time. (Apologies if you are well aware and just not keen to wallop a borrowed tool :) )

[@nicksullivan2212]

I really do take my hat off to you Chris, you’re never beaten. Love you, man ❤❤

[@Professional-struggler]

😊Cheers Nick! Love you to mate 😘😂

[@julianchambers8372]

Hi Chris mate, get a 3 leg puller with a hydraulic jack. An engineering company will make you one. We used all the time . The center screw one have their limitations. I would have tried to gently heat the hub outer and let the heat transfer to the bearing/shaft.

[@iivaridark6850]

Someone told me one has to heat/cool down at least 3 times so the expansion/contraction will remove the rust bond. And then find the right time to pull it off, because if the center is still hot and outer part has alrerady cooled down, the pressure might be still directed inwards towards the axle... But I don't know, I might be wrong...

[@garybrown5500]

You're right the heat expansion crunches the rust crystals inbetween the two parts.@@iivaridark6850

[@wayne3790]

Wow, what a bloody nightmare of a job Chris!!! Unbelievable!! Must be bad if you’ve never known one that bad before!! 🙈 It always amazes me how you stay so upbeat & positive even when you’re struggling with something, I totally admire you buddy!!! You cheer everyone up when they need it the most!! Big hugs to you brother 😊

[@tra6ic741]

holy the amount of truth when he said sometimes you wonder why you ever come to work and you start wondering about your lives choices, holy shit i felt that to my core, have those moments at work all the time hahahah

[@Professional-struggler]

😂😂 think everyone has them moments mate… all we can do is smile and carry on 🤠💪👍

[@martincraig-je4vo]

Brilliant lads what a struggle that was to get off 👍👍👀⛔

[@tracktime1196]

Fkn hell boys what a nightmare of a job... well done for sticking at it when alot of folk would've gave up. It's got to be in the top ten struggles of all time and your still smiling and laughing Chris good on you 🍻

[@markmawson1]

People must think your van is also a teleportation vehicle so you get to your destination instantly so no paying for driving time and as for smoking get in your van wind windows up and have a smoke lol

[@HughieMunro]

Same for everything and everyone, no one seems to understand it takes time and money to travel! As for hot boxing with a ciggy, that’s bloody nasty 😂

[@gruunt4064]

this is what some people think with travelling time that you should only charge for time on site . your place of work is your workshop or home and getting to the job is paet of the job, they even don't want to pay for you to go pick up parts as if you should use your van and diesel

[@Professional-struggler]

Yeah that’s another thing people forget about collecting and organising parts is a job on its own 😡 😂😂 they need educating mate 💪🤠👍

[@jix177]

Very true. Your time is as valuable as anyone elses, try to avoid anyone who doesn't value your time.

[@jeffusher3757]

The phone calls, searching, driving, diesel,time the list goes on

[@gruunt4064]

@@jeffusher3757 some even complain when you go to the barber in the customers time until you remind them your hair grew during work time so why should you get it cut in your own time

[@darrenfarrell-bn2cb]

Time Time End Of , They Don’t Mind Charging, For Their Jobs ,

[@PAYNEKILLER..]

I laughed so hard on the "health and safety bottles close to you" rant. That was so friggin funny 😂

[@Professional-struggler]

😂😂 I love health and safety as you well know Wayne 😆

[@PillSharks]

I’d be driving it around the yard with the hub nuts removed after a couple of hours of hitting shit out it! You got some staying power mate, I’ll give you that!

[@Professional-struggler]

Yeah I don’t even think that would of got them off mate they where well on there! Cheers mate 👍👍

[@ianedwards9136]

oh that job brings back memories, SAF axles are massive head ache, here in new they are expensive, tools are pricey, parts are hard to find to repair them. just crap. i find it very hard to believe that those brakes have never been touched, we would replace linings every 12 months on the trailers we dealt with. many times gas was used to help remove hubs.

[@mondodaftasabrush]

I lost a good friend and fitter whom lost his life changing a stubborn puncture on a bus on the motorway and swung his Mel hammer and misjudged and took the jack out instead. Be safe mate. I bought a porta power after that controlled removal and with the shock of a hammer too I know a trailer is different but it just takes cutting corners and pressures of work etc just to get the job done I worked with a guy whom wouldn't borrow you anything but he would give you it but you had to buy him a brand new one. Think the lesson was don't do a job if you ain't got the tools... Hence why I have a garage full of tools

[@ronnierobinson1502]

Lend you anything

[@mondodaftasabrush]

@@ronnierobinson1502 thanks I always return it cleaner than I got it

[@hilaryandbrianreid9876]

Well done! Im exhausted just watching you both !😂

[@haydenbretton2990]

Chris, watching your post when you were under the lorry laying on pallets we thought you were the "Man from Atlantas". "Bloody good show".

[@jayslife775]

You Chris my friend, are a gift from God... never change mate

[@Professional-struggler]

😂😂 cheers Jay mate 🍻👍

[@leehawkins7337]

Just wait till customer gets the bill for that job😂 Just tell him to watch vlog and jog on! Amazes me how much you always stay positive Chris. Definitely makes my day when you post vlogs on KZbin. Bloody good show😂

[@Professional-struggler]

😂😂 yeah that’s one good thing when you record your struggles mate! Cheers Lee 👍

[@nomae62]

Just hope Chris that nobody writes in the comments “I worked on these for years. All you need is a flathead screwdriver and a teaspoon’ 🤣🤣

[@tony.holland]

One hell of another struggle but you made me chuckle "Pack these tools away" 😂 pull the other one Chris we all know you too well by now...yeah we do!!

[@matthewharmer1656]

Proper tool box and tools, beats Lidl Parkside......do you keep brand new burning nozzle s on the struggle bus for these situations. We have just bought a 50 ton portable puller just for situations like this..no struggling for us lol..

[@jnthnmllry]

That look of relief when the bus fired back into action after filling the water up GOLD 👍😂

[@lesliecarter2460]

What a feckin job that was a tight bugger and no mistake a true struggle but your determination conquered the day yer it did well done Chris

[@Professional-struggler]

Cheers Leslie 👍 we got there in the end mate 🤠

[@125sm3]

Well done Chris , That hub certainly wasn't going to beat you. One way or another it was coming off . Hope you had a great weekend.

[@bobp6742]

Crazy, spend 25k on tools but for a £5 nozzle job comes to a stand. I'm surprised they allowed you to do hot work with no hot work permit, no fire fighting equipment and not informing the fire brigade.

[@NUFC2412]

I've had to grind the hub off in the past with them SAF axles. Just unbelievable design

[@leonmoxon9396]

Glad to see you wearing some safety glasses..the rant about the length of the hoses was right..they should be longer and a fire risk assessment should have also been carried out..but we will gloss over that as that comes at an extra charge on top of travel time....

[@Professional-struggler]

😂😂 glad you glanced over the risk assessment 😅

[@nushooz6731]

Well done 👏 guys persistents paid off it's got to be amber nectar time.

[@MyMike1946]

Well done young Chris, must be top of the 10 worst struggles, why do manufacturers build dry joints, there has to be a silicone Lube that would stay the course. 👍👍

[@craigwatters127]

The vibration turns the grease into rust, there is a name for it but I can't remember it.

[@98Blackbess]

I have coupled the trailer to a tractor unit in the past, undone the hub nut, and then carried out some very sharp jacknife turns in the yard, only slowly of course. That tends to pull those SAF hubs off with very little sweat involved.

[@MX5MAN4]

chris you are amazing!!!! def put a smile on my face and you never give up!!!...true inspiration!!! ... my metal health isnt good but watching your videos makes me want to carry on as you are a top guy!!!

[@bostedtap8399]

Same as "Free Delivery ", try asking for it at the Post Office 😮😢. Great channel donations 👏 Great job Chris. 👏

[@user-lx1ul6xm9l]

Another brilliant video Chris, Another major Friday struggle ye it was and as normal Chris you found a solution to the problem bloody good show. But what does SAF stand for is it struggler always fixes or struggle and fix or struggler and friends to fix it lol😂😂😂 Good to see you using the light I sent you and hope the spanners will be useful. Thanks for the.shout out Chris, See you on the next one Whooo whooo

[@l300nny]

If there's a will . There's a way mate . Glad to see yous figure it out in the end . As you say a simple job is pissed up the wall saf style . I see you kept to the site rules too 😂😂 . Keep up the awesome work mate .

[@Professional-struggler]

😂😂 I obviously stuck to every rule by the book mate 🧐 🤔😂 cheers buddy

[@rmc5278]

Could of done the other axles while you were there 😂 . Good job guys . Keep struggling !!!!

[@orville697]

invest in a hydraulic jack (enerpac) remove the centre bolt in the puller place jack in between, 10 ton pressure should remove it + heat

[@danielelkin9310]

When the wheels dont come off on these we use a short 10 ton bottle jack off the axle arm plate jacking the wheel off, hets them off every time. Try a few swings with the sledge first then get the jack on it. Keep on strugglin 💪

[@stevehall8661]

Glad I only had ROR axles on my trailer’s, you my friend are the go to man, well done..

[@Professional-struggler]

I’m glad for you to Steve 😅 stay well clear of SAF mate 😂👍

[@user-li8yt4km3z]

i used to drive lorrys i agree with you on the camera for driving the mirrors beat the live out the cameras

[@user-nd5lf3jp7d]

Try filling the hollow axle with dry ice to shrink it

[@cliff1551]

Chris you could let jack down a bit just to crack bearing then lift again

[@jeffusher3757]

"when you find the man that works for free give me his number " im using that line in future😂😂😂😂 absolutely love your videos and i barely know how to check my oil😂

[@Professional-struggler]

😂😂 cheers mate! Take it easy Jeff 👍

[@hillviewfarmcookstown1682]

Take the trailer for a spin up the road 😅

[@joepacheco4038]

Same deal here stateside, customer looking for free travel. Found a cure, used to charge a "Zone" charge lol the closer to my base the lower the charge. I guess they liked the word zone over travel charge lol lol

[@yant8777]

You got there in the end Chris.Your positive attitude is amazing.Id be frothing at the mouth with temper and crying at same time.😭

[@anthonyshaw7251]

Chris, when you search SAF axles, there’s a lot of you struggling, watched SAF own removal & where your going wrong is your not fitting the “thread saver tool” 2 men then pull off the hub, no need for puller tool. 🙈 that’s me being sarcastic, there is no need like you say for that design, absolutely ridiculous glad you keep it real.

[@Professional-struggler]

😂😂 arr the perfect world 👌 mot me mate I live in the real world

[@ammo4184]

Video of the year Chris?? Awesome job, felt your pain all the way through that. LEGEND!!! 🤠🤠🤠

[@Professional-struggler]

😂😂 struggle of the year that was mate 🤦🏼‍♂️😂 cheers Ammo 👍👍

[@marcwalters7541]

Morning Chris , I was having a bit of a nightmare morning until I watched your video and you have right cheered me up mate whoo whoooooooo yes you have

[@Professional-struggler]

Cheers Marc mate 😅 could always be worse, 👍👍

[@that_turbo_daily7654]

bloody good timing chriss I was just about to build a smoke and a coffee

[@Professional-struggler]

😂😂 long struggle this one mate! Might roll on to dinner break and afternoon tea 😂👍

[@that_turbo_daily7654]

​@Professional-struggler bit of a long shot chriss but could you not of fitted a jack of sorts behind the hub and jack it out on that SHIT AS FUCK Axel I mean SAF Axel 😂

[@martinmclean3265]

You really are an inspiration mate !

[@Professional-struggler]

Cheers Martin mate 😊🤠

[@potchtaas873]

Definitely the whole trailer need a major service

[@dianelong107]

You never give up and how ever hard it is and however long it takes ,you always seem to have a smile on your face, 😊 which is why I love watching you videos because if I'm sad you always put a smile on my face ,and I'm sure many other people's faces to.Bloody good show! 😊😊

[@jerrypruden887]

Epic struggle here Chris! Wow that’s really on there!😮🇨🇦

[@Professional-struggler]

Cheers Jerry! We do like a good old struggle mate 😂👍

[@christopherputland3640]

And thank luck we have actually had a c word to boot.cheers mate.

[@Professional-struggler]

😂😂 👌

[@johnwaby4321]

Well Chris .you definitely lived up to your name with that job .. 😣😮😯.Just thank full you did not have to do all six 👍👍👍

[@Professional-struggler]

Not taking that call John 😂😂

[@givman2004]

The stages of escalation in tools was awesome. Thats usually exactly how it goes in my garage. Hammers / pullers / fire. Once it receives fire and becomes liquid, it stops resisting.

[@Professional-struggler]

😂😂👍👍 there is no return when the hot Axe comes out mate

[@Clayshots12]

Well done boys, top job

[@DaveM_thetrucker]

Coming soon to Peterborough a new partic motor spares shop, sponsored by the professional struggler 😂😂

[@Albahills]

Hey Chris, Could you try slacking off hub nut then spinning trailer in the yard to break them loose? !!. Glad you kept your sense of humour 👍

[@markraz28]

Nightmare mate. I used a die grinder to remove the lip of the bearing to get 2 saf hubs off. My boss made me fit new bearings as cheaper than hub. Er not if you take the labour in fitting the bearings 🤦‍♂️. Quality video as always!!

[@osianmeilyr89]

Look at you go with those safety glasses

[@dannycrooks8462]

Leave work at midnight then get a callout at 3am the life of a hgv mechanic thankfully no more 😂😂

[@malcelwell7209]

Bloody hell Chris you earned your money there . Omg that was tighter than getting a pint off my mate 😂👍

[@Professional-struggler]

😂😂🍻🍻 cheers mate

[@doorstepheights]

Bloody good show.....yeah it is!!! Damned fine work and work ethic fella. Whoop-whoop!! GINGERS GO TIL ITS FINISHED! 😂😂👍👍

[@dennis38y]

It’s a good job Tesco allowed swearing Chris !!

[@Andy.001.]

Well done Chris for not just going home and leaving Milwaukee Mat to take off that bearing race on Monday..love your channel 👍

[@Professional-struggler]

Cheers Andy mate 👍😊

[@andrewcowie9344]

Worked mobile for 20 year's. Hated working on saf.😂

[@witterszx12r]

Chris there are no H&S requirements for hose length, I checked. It's more to do with pressure drop which in most cases don't apply .

[@tamc4319]

I noticed that the oxy and gas hoses were taped together that is a no no

[@martinmillar8447]

@@tamc4319never seen a set that weren’t

[@tamc4319]

@@martinmillar8447 the last place I worked before coming into a shipyard the HSE visited and that was one of there stipulations that all burning hoses should not be taped together. Also the shipyard I work at present has over 300 sets of hoses and none are taped together we only have a set for a month then they must go back to maintenance for pressure testing

[@philbean7521]

Bloody hard struggle show💪💪don't know how you manage to keep laughing and joking 👍👍👍hope you had a few after that🍺🍺🍺keep up these brilliant struggles 👏👏👏

[@AlfredKing-f6w]

My mate has made the tool for them . Fits on a hydraulic 25 tone ram only couple 100 can send you details if you want and I have the same set up 100 mm ram for getting wheels off put it on the rim and chassis takes seconds especially the alloy rims game changer no more laying down struggling with a hammer

[@jenniferstott6147]

Well Chris you sure did struggle on that job but you made us laugh.Job well done, whoo, whoo 😂

[@Professional-struggler]

😂😂 thanks mate I appreciate it

[@roxanne9651]

You never give in Chris your an amazing man. Good on you for being so persistent. Amazing video love the content. Hope you had a great weekend after that job. 👏👍💕🇨🇦

[@Professional-struggler]

Cheers Roxanne! Yeah had a good one thanks! Getting the hobbit houses ready for Christmas 🎅🏼🎄 I love Christmas 💕

[@markrobinson1458]

A proper struggle 😂 your perseverance is commendable, I'd have f**** off 😂 👍

[@Professional-struggler]

😂😂 I wouldn’t of blamed you mate 🏃💨

[@Turpingreen]

1st Great video as ever Chris. We’ll run the business like when you go contracting to another farm. Time starts from when you set off with a full tank,arrive at job,do the job,fill up your tank at theirs and put your hours in.🤷‍♂️ Some people think your a charity. 2nd. Most people would of jacked on those bearings,I take my hat off to you.👍

[@user-rp5vs1xs8q]

Well done Chris that was the most struggle job I’ve seen you do well done for sticking at it and your sense of humour is brilliant. That’s what see you through these jobs. Keep up the good work. Thanks

[@gerryduffy6700]

What a nightmare of a job 😢. Glad you cracked it though. Surely if those shoes are worn, the others will be too won’t they? You’ll have to go back and do the other two axles… book a week to do them😂👍🇬🇧

[@andybrace4983]

Well Chris that was a STRUGGLE bloody good show boys💥💥💥💥

[@Professional-struggler]

Cheers Andy mate 👍

[@nige.3494]

Your a true warrior chris anyone else would of said sod that and walked away not you nothings a struggle to you chris jolly good show 👍

[@Professional-struggler]

😂😂 cheers mate 😊💪👍

[@andywalters7300]

What a good struggler

[@raycollington4310]

As someone who has experienced this common SAF, issue, I feel for you. Give me a BPW over SAF any day of the week. You were 100% right when you mentioned the old ROR stuff. Drum off in ten minutes. All that rust and corrosion show how effective those hub caps are. Let's hope some trailer buyers watch this video and wake up. The BPW bearing arrangement ,where they can be stripped, cleaned, inspected and re-greased is miles ahead. The only benefit of this bearing setup is where there are no skilled people to do the job and adjust the bearing correctly. Thanks Chris.

[@marksquire6356]

How do you need to be skilled to adjust bpw hub nut?

[@raycollington4310]

@@marksquire6356 Some of the ROR or Meritor staff didn't have an adjustment spacer between the two tapered roller bearings. I've lost count of the fitters I've seen adjust the correct bearing clearance with the inner nut and have no idea that when they tightened the outer nut, the clearance went from free play to preload. I once worked for a large fleet that started having trailer hubs come off through bearing failure. The investigation found over tight bearings as the cause. SAF was specified to overcome this issue, then the problems really started.

[@marksquire6356]

@@raycollington4310 Never seen an adjustment spacer on RoR or Meritor which axle you talking about? Ran TM,LM &LMCs far better than Saf or Bpw in my opinion, best one now I think Merc Dca's (Jost) get no bother from them.

[@raycollington4310]

@@marksquire6356 As I retired a while ago, please bear with me. The Meritor axle that required no adjustment was I think the TE. I saw the issue as often the trailer was treated as the poor cousin and didn't always get the most skilled maintenance. I do know that operating at maximum weights and given how some drivers would drag the tables sideways on tight turns, any pre-load on the bearings was best avoided. I also recall some replacement bearings doing the rounds that had no manufacturers name on them and appeared to be of poor quality. It's certainly no joke when a few hub/wheel assemblies start coming off. I really felt for the struggler on getting these SAF bearings off. Happy days

[@pete.i7057]

You are like lightning with that Sledge, never hit the same place twice🤣 Struggle on my man.

[@peterthomas120]

Hi Chris just watched the video what a ball ache see you had a good rant if it went easy you would be worried woop woop

[@ianclough5258]

Bpw axles are good to work on

[@Professional-struggler]

Anything is better than SAF mate 😂

[@callumthomas653]

Bearing puller heat the inner bearing race and then freeze spray the shaft

[@FatLadofYork]

Well, you did well with that 2nd one because i think id have got mad & put the 9" grinder through the hub hours ago!

[@sidsxr3irestoration]

Great job Chris thinking out the box with cutting bearing👏👌 bring back r.o.r axles

[@Beandaddy2013]

💚✔️ Never give up.

[@tony-yp6qk]

Another great video has always chris leahdag and family 👍

[@Professional-struggler]

Cheers Tony mate 👍

[@johnboy2984]

Hi Chris. Well done mate for sticking with it. I new you get them off. That has to be up there with biggest struggle. Hope you had a few beers after that job. Have a good week mate 👍

[@nedloh17]

4 million pounds worth of snap-on tools !! but no ones got a bloody nozzle for the bottles

[@Professional-struggler]

😂😂🤦🏼‍♂️ Sod’s Law mate

[@aidanmccarthy7382]

Matt looked like he was re-evaluation his life choices at the end of the video.😂😂😂

[@Earthworm86]

Chris ,Thats the best way with them saf hubs, when they seize on , cutting the race a poping the bearing rollers out, 👍

[@keithk1246]

Pure hell Chris. The taper effect of the bearing means the puller actually makes the inner shell pinch the Shaft and tightens on the shaft. A good heating and a bucket of cold water something helps!

[@PP-kf1jx]

Absolutely brilliant one of the best vids keep em coming chris, stay safe Paul P

[@Professional-struggler]

Cheers Paul mate 👍👍

[@Segasocks]

Before even watching I'll say many thanks as there is funk all on the box these days and this will see me entertained whilst enjoying dinner and a couple of amber nectars!

[@johnmcguane8218]

Hi Chris,now that's what you call a struggle. Well done all❤ I think if it was me I would have burnt the whole lot to the ground.❤

[@paulfisher7911]

i felt your pain on this job id of got my angle grider out and tipped petrol all over the wheel hoping it would of caught fire to end the struggle pmsl . good content and keep em comming

[@jonnyraff1241]

Chris would you make a video for people like me, young new pass HGV drivers that don't really know how engines work. What we should do different, what we should know, etc. please, I'd really appreciate it. I love your content I am learning so much

[@user-yg2vw8cc8c]

U really need to get bottles on your van mate hope u r good mate 😊

[@dazcarter6432]

We’re the last ov a dying breed chris