63 Sport Fury ragtopI've done it Herb's way for years, including when in the service station. Never a problem. You don't have to whack them that hard. But if you have the time and inclination, go ahead and pull the axles. Nothing wrong with being careful.DougOn Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 7:13 PM, Tom Watters <tomwa...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:When I did the old 7 1/4 rear years ago, it only took one or two whacks to pop each one out i left the nut on so as not to bugger the threads, was quick and painless. When I put the 8 3/4 in last January, I converted them while the axles were out.