48prerunner
Member
- Joined
- Dec 19, 2014
- Posts
- 35
- Reaction score
- 10
- Ram Year
- 2014
- Engine
- hemi 5.7
I knew it was going to be a pain but at least it is fixed. When I changed front rotors like a year or so ago I hoped i'd never have to do the wheel bearing. To get the rotors off took a 12 ton hydraulic puller and an air hammer but that worked great once I got to that solution.
So front hub thank God the axle moved free. I go the hard way at fist you know push the axle back to get the three bolts out. Then ***** around for like 5 hrs trying to get hub free from the spindle. You name it I tried it except the stud out bolt trick. Best was tried the big pipe wrench poor man's version of those hub shocker tools just bent it.
Today I take the whole spindle/knuckle off try the air hammer from the back no luck, think maybe have to drive 60 miles to get a bigger air hammer . Before I do that I take the small sledge lay that on back of bearing and smack it with the big sledge while supported between too logs. I was going to use the hydraulic press but set up would have been a pain. Oh i also used my mini sandblaster to clean up the bolts before I tried to move those the parts that stick out exposed and now the back of the hub. It moved not much but moved. Three hits later it was out.
So you people down south I envy you I bought a 66 mustang from SC back in the 80s crack a bolt loose and spin it out with you fingers. Well just needed a place to vent. The guy that changed his bearings in the hotel parking lot must have been stressful but don't try that with a northern truck. I'm just glad it happened in nice weather and I was home with my full shop.
So front hub thank God the axle moved free. I go the hard way at fist you know push the axle back to get the three bolts out. Then ***** around for like 5 hrs trying to get hub free from the spindle. You name it I tried it except the stud out bolt trick. Best was tried the big pipe wrench poor man's version of those hub shocker tools just bent it.
Today I take the whole spindle/knuckle off try the air hammer from the back no luck, think maybe have to drive 60 miles to get a bigger air hammer . Before I do that I take the small sledge lay that on back of bearing and smack it with the big sledge while supported between too logs. I was going to use the hydraulic press but set up would have been a pain. Oh i also used my mini sandblaster to clean up the bolts before I tried to move those the parts that stick out exposed and now the back of the hub. It moved not much but moved. Three hits later it was out.
So you people down south I envy you I bought a 66 mustang from SC back in the 80s crack a bolt loose and spin it out with you fingers. Well just needed a place to vent. The guy that changed his bearings in the hotel parking lot must have been stressful but don't try that with a northern truck. I'm just glad it happened in nice weather and I was home with my full shop.