Replacing a hub carrier

[Pdwight]

Originally Posted by moosport

My wheel bearing replacement job is on hold until I figure out how to remove the hub. I bought the large bearing separator from Harbor Freight. But the hub still will not budged.

The axle nut is easy. Using the handle of my floor jack makes removing the nut a short order.

I had to order longer bolts than the using the lug bolts, I got them at MR. Metric

This is what you will need

http://www.mrmetric.com/M41086

A word of caution, once you have three bolts making contact with the bearing seperator , go only a turn at a time or less in a crosswise patters or you will bend the bolt...I know. Once you do this the hub came off pretty easy....and yes the bearing came apart when I did this. When you pull the actual bearing it iwll take a pilot a little smaller than you think....keep the puller greased very well with a high quality lubricant (Do not even think of using WD40 it is not a lubricant) and that bearing will come right out.

[moosport]

Originally Posted by Pdwight

I had to order longer bolts than the using the lug bolts, I got them at MR. Metric

This is what you will need

M41086 - M14X1.5X60 Hex Bolt Cap Screw Steel 8.8 DIN961 Fully Thread

A word of caution, once you have three bolts making contact with the bearing seperator , go only a turn at a time or less in a crosswise patters or you will bend the bolt...I know. Once you do this the hub came off pretty easy....and yes the bearing came apart when I did this. When you pull the actual bearing it iwll take a pilot a little smaller than you think....keep the puller greased very well with a high quality lubricant (Do not even think of using WD40 it is not a lubricant) and that bearing will come right out.

Placing an order for it right now. I was wondering why the hub has not budge but I'm out of thread.

[mustang2porsche]

I'm stuck and in dire need of help, the lower control arm ball joint won't come out and I ran out of tools to use, pickle fork won't work and the pitman arm tool doesn't fit in between the axle and ballet joint

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by mustang2porsche

I'm stuck and in dire need of help, the lower control arm ball joint won't come out and I ran out of tools to use, pickle fork won't work and the pitman arm tool doesn't fit in between the axle and ballet joint

It is easier (and safer for the ball joint), to remove the bolt that attaches the lower control arm to the subframe...

[mustang2porsche]

Originally Posted by Gilles

It is easier (and safer for the ball joint), to remove the bolt that attaches the lower control arm to the subframe...

I'll do that in the morning, alignment be damned. I just can't be stuck another day. Wish they had a tool small enough to get it out, but I'll remove the LCA, from the suffrage and how that gives enough play to pull it out.