Scott, for the axels with one wheel drill a hole the size of the axel in a block of wood. Then insert the axel in the hole and holding the block firmly pull the axel straight out from the wheel and block. That puts no lateral or twisting motion on the wheel. A similar

In Response To: Question: I've tried to successfully remove the wheels from the axles on Mustang II and mid '70's Firebird promos. All of them shattered into many pieces. How do I successfully remove promo wheels from (thick) axles and leave the wheels in one piece? Thanks. *NM* ()

technique where there are wheels at both ends (Then how did you get it out of the chassis? Maybe sacrificed one of the mounting blocks?) is clamping two blocks together and drilling the hole at their meeting faces, separate and then clamp them around the axel and use the same technique to pull the axel straight out of the wheel. Be sure you have a close soft landing place for the wheel when it comes off the axel and hold on to the block so it does not land on the wheel. You may have a tool - pliers, tin snipper, wire stripper, wire cutter, etc. that has a hole of the needed size, but be sure to apply the pressure to wheel as evenly as possible to avoid twisting or uneven pressure on the wheel.

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Question: I've tried to successfully remove the wheels from the axles on Mustang II and mid '70's Firebird promos. All of them shattered into many pieces. How do I successfully remove promo wheels from (thick) axles and leave the wheels in one piece? Thanks. *NM*
- Are you twisting them as you pull the wheels off? The mid ‘70’s Firebird promos in ‘75 and on had regular kit type two piece wheel backs. *NM*
  - The wheels I'm referring to have a thick hub molded to the wheel, they are one piece. I've tried twisting and also pulling. Twisting shatters them and pulling pulls the centers out out the wheels. The Firebird ones were from 1974 and the Mustang II's were I believe 1974, 75 *NM*
    - I’ve had some success heating the axles up with a soldering iron and then pulling them off. Otherwise, it’s a tough situation when the plastic gets brittle like that. *NM*
- I use a door panel removal tool. If the wheels are brittle they may still break, but I haven't had that happen to me yet. *NM*
- A problem that goes way back, ditto on the panel tool and a suggestion...
- Scott, for the axels with one wheel drill a hole the size of the axel in a block of wood. Then insert the axel in the hole and holding the block firmly pull the axel straight out from the wheel and block. That puts no lateral or twisting motion on the wheel. A similar