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silky · 08-13-2011, 10:03 PM

hey all,

So my sister allowed to get her hubs so bad that the passenger side bearing detonated on the highway. Long story short I spent the day knee deep in front hubs!

It has not been an enjoyable situation to say the least. The first problem is that everything seems to have been way over torqued. To get the caliper off of the driver side I soaked it in wd40 and had to use a 1/2 drive with a 4 foot pipe for leverage. Even then it took a lot of effort to break them loose. After that it went fine. I re and re'd everything but when I got to the caliper bolts I found they wouldn't tighten. When I looked at the caliper bolts I saw the threads were severly damaged as were the threads in the caliper. I also noticed that the CV boot on the driver's side is ripped so I need to replace that. Should I replace the boot or just go ahead and replace the whole shaft? I did some searching and it seems that the shaft is only held in by 6 bolts, is this correct?

So I decided to move to the passenger side since it was too late to get a caliper. Everything came off fine. I got the 3 hub bolts out but the hub won't come off. I beat on it with a sledge hammer for 10 minutes and it didn't even loosen a bit. I think the problem is that the tire/lug mounting surface is essentially half broken from the hub so when I beat on it, it is not transfering the impace to the hub mounting surface. Any ideas on how I can get this thing to break loose?

thanks guys.

**truckdude239** · 08-14-2011, 10:36 AM

it probley has corrosion here the hub mounts try beating up and down left and right , if the cv boot is riped go ahead and replace the whole cv axle

silky · 08-14-2011, 05:32 PM

ok well I got one side done. I am working on driver side. I have changed the axle, got the hub back on but I don't know what torque specs to tighten the axle to transfer case bolts to? Anyone know? thanks!!!

silky · 08-15-2011, 12:30 AM

Well i think i found out. I needed the torque specs for the transfer case output to halfshaft flange bolts. I found a website that said it was 59 ft/lbs. Does this sound right? I tightened them down to 50 so i will pull it open and snug it down to 59 I'n the am.
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08-13-2011, 10:03 PM	#1
silky Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: toronto Posts: 12	horrible hub replacement hey all, So my sister allowed to get her hubs so bad that the passenger side bearing detonated on the highway. Long story short I spent the day knee deep in front hubs! It has not been an enjoyable situation to say the least. The first problem is that everything seems to have been way over torqued. To get the caliper off of the driver side I soaked it in wd40 and had to use a 1/2 drive with a 4 foot pipe for leverage. Even then it took a lot of effort to break them loose. After that it went fine. I re and re'd everything but when I got to the caliper bolts I found they wouldn't tighten. When I looked at the caliper bolts I saw the threads were severly damaged as were the threads in the caliper. I also noticed that the CV boot on the driver's side is ripped so I need to replace that. Should I replace the boot or just go ahead and replace the whole shaft? I did some searching and it seems that the shaft is only held in by 6 bolts, is this correct? So I decided to move to the passenger side since it was too late to get a caliper. Everything came off fine. I got the 3 hub bolts out but the hub won't come off. I beat on it with a sledge hammer for 10 minutes and it didn't even loosen a bit. I think the problem is that the tire/lug mounting surface is essentially half broken from the hub so when I beat on it, it is not transfering the impace to the hub mounting surface. Any ideas on how I can get this thing to break loose? thanks guys.

08-14-2011, 10:36 AM	#2
truckdude239 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lewisville, Nc Posts: 10,238	Re: horrible hub replacement it probley has corrosion here the hub mounts try beating up and down left and right , if the cv boot is riped go ahead and replace the whole cv axle __________________ David fuller Ase Certified Mechanic Click here to help support our board!! 1971 Chevy c-10 under going a 4.8l LSx swap Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=421305 2007 Honda Accord my daily 145kmiles 2002 Honda Accord 4 door With 330k(sisters car) 2005 toyota Avalon 228k( brothers car) 2002 Sububran 5.3 245k 2000 Tahoe 5.3l 378 General manager for Marco's Carwash & lube

08-14-2011, 05:32 PM	#3
silky Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: toronto Posts: 12	Re: horrible hub replacement ok well I got one side done. I am working on driver side. I have changed the axle, got the hub back on but I don't know what torque specs to tighten the axle to transfer case bolts to? Anyone know? thanks!!!

08-15-2011, 12:30 AM	#4
silky Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: toronto Posts: 12	Re: horrible hub replacement Well i think i found out. I needed the torque specs for the transfer case output to halfshaft flange bolts. I found a website that said it was 59 ft/lbs. Does this sound right? I tightened them down to 50 so i will pull it open and snug it down to 59 I'n the am. Posted via Mobile Device



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