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Hello all, I have the Stillen brake cooling ducts... but can't manage to remove the hub to get at the splash shield. I have removed the wheel, caliper, rotor, rear

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Old 03-24-2013, 07:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hello all,

I have the Stillen brake cooling ducts... but can't manage to remove the hub to get at the splash shield.

I have removed the wheel, caliper, rotor, rear hub bolts x 4

How do i remove this?!!!

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Put the bolts back in the unit bearing. But only screw in about half way. Next, get a socket and a short extension. Put this on the bolt head. Now hit the extension with a hammer. Do this to all 4 bolts. Hit each bolt a couple of times, then move to the next bolt. You want to move the unit bearing out evenly.
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Put the bolts back in the unit bearing. But only screw in about half way. Next, get a socket and a short extension. Put this on the bolt head. Now hit the extension with a hammer. Do this to all 4 bolts. Hit each bolt a couple of times, then move to the next bolt. You want to move the unit bearing out evenly.
Hit the crap out of them each more than a few times. Not 1 mm of movement.

Don't they make a tool for this??? !!!
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Yeah, it's called a press. Yours is really stuck. You might be able to heat up the knuckle with a torch some, then beat on the bolts. Be carefully tho.
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That's what a Chicago winter does to your car, the hub is rusted and now stuck in place... I had the issue, so did Spearfish25: Quick HELP....Hub removal!

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